**Concerns grow over the executive branch's engagement with lawmakers amidst rising tensions in the Middle East.**
**Trump Administration Delays Congress Briefing on Iran Military Strikes**
**Trump Administration Delays Congress Briefing on Iran Military Strikes**
**Democrats express frustration over postponed sessions that were to detail U.S. actions against Iranian targets.**
The Trump administration's decision to postpone briefings for Congress regarding recent military strikes against Iran has led to significant backlash from Democratic lawmakers, who are demanding transparency from the White House. The classified sessions were originally scheduled for Tuesday following U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities and Iran's retaliatory assault on a U.S. military installation in Qatar.
Sources indicate that the briefings were intended to involve senior officials, including Tulsi Gabbard, the national intelligence director, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. A Senate briefing has now been rescheduled for Thursday, while the House briefing is delayed until Friday, according to individuals familiar with the plans, who spoke anonymously due to the sensitivity of the matter.
This delay comes at a time of heightened tensions in the Middle East, despite an impending cease-fire brokered by President Trump between Iran and Israel, which was announced shortly before he departed for a NATO summit in the Netherlands.
The War Powers Resolution of 1973 is now at the forefront of discussions, as several Democratic leaders are insisting that the administration adhere to the legal framework that requires the president to inform Congress within 48 hours of military action and deliver a classified briefing. In a memo sent to Congress on Monday evening, President Trump asserted his constitutional authority to safeguard U.S. citizens and pursue national security interests, justifying the strikes as necessary actions in the face of increasing threats.
Sources indicate that the briefings were intended to involve senior officials, including Tulsi Gabbard, the national intelligence director, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. A Senate briefing has now been rescheduled for Thursday, while the House briefing is delayed until Friday, according to individuals familiar with the plans, who spoke anonymously due to the sensitivity of the matter.
This delay comes at a time of heightened tensions in the Middle East, despite an impending cease-fire brokered by President Trump between Iran and Israel, which was announced shortly before he departed for a NATO summit in the Netherlands.
The War Powers Resolution of 1973 is now at the forefront of discussions, as several Democratic leaders are insisting that the administration adhere to the legal framework that requires the president to inform Congress within 48 hours of military action and deliver a classified briefing. In a memo sent to Congress on Monday evening, President Trump asserted his constitutional authority to safeguard U.S. citizens and pursue national security interests, justifying the strikes as necessary actions in the face of increasing threats.
