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Opposition Leader Yair Lapid (2nd from left) poses with Democratic Party Senators (from left) Richard Blumenthal, Jacky Rosen, Maggie Hassan, and Tim Kaine, during a meeting in Washington, in a photo released July 28, 2026. (Office of Yair Lapid)
July 29, 2026, 8:07 pm
In DC, Lapid tells Democrats who voted to block arms sales not to ‘give up’ on Israel
Meeting several Democratic senators ahead of the Israeli election, opposition leader says boycotts are ‘not the way’
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump waves to reporters as he arrives for the G7 summit, June 15, 2026, in Evian-les-Bains, France. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
June 16, 2026, 7:56 am
Trump’s Iran deal greeted with skepticism and scrutiny on Capitol Hill
Republican lawmakers, wary of trusting the Iranians, say they still don’t know exactly what’s in the agreement; Democrats question what has changed from Obama-era pact
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, LISA MASCARO and JOEY CAPPELLETTI
US President Donald Trump, right, meets with Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Nov. 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
April 11, 2026, 12:01 pm
Trump likes to back winners. Hungary’s upcoming election will test his clout
Using endorsements to reward loyalty, US president has shattered tradition of avoiding overt involvement in politics of other nations; Hungary’s vote may show he has less sway than before
By Seung Min Kim
Democratic Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia, left, and Democratic Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island, right, depart following a classified briefing on President Donald Trump's directed strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities last weekend, at the US Capitol in Washington, June 26, 2025. (AP/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
June 28, 2025, 5:04 am
US Senate rejects Democratic bid to curb Trump’s authority to strike Iran
Opponents of measure say attack on Iranian nuclear facilities was a single, limited operation, not the start of sustained hostilities, and therefore within the US president’s power
By Patricia Zengerle
Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, from left, Sen. Ben Cardin, Sen. Bob Menendez and Sen. Jim Risch, meet on Capitol Hill in Washington on Aug. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)
August 4, 2021, 9:29 pm
US Senate committee votes to advance bill repealing Iraq war powers
Republican opponents argue that revoking the two authorizations would signal American weakness to Iran
By Ellen Knickmeyer
US President Donald Trump speaks before boarding Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, January 20, 2021.(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
January 27, 2021, 11:24 pm
With Trump conviction increasingly unlikely, some senators eye censure
Such a resolution easier to pass in Senate, only needing 10 Republicans, but would not involve vote on whether to bar former president from holding future public office
By Michael Mathes
US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with banking industry executives at the White House, in Washington, March 11, 2020. (Evan Vucci/AP)
March 12, 2020, 12:44 pm
US Congress seeks to curb Trump’s ability to launch military action in Iran
President has promised to veto war powers resolution, warns that if his ‘hands were tied, Iran would have a field day’
By Matthew Daly
Sen. Tim Kaine (Democrat-Virginia) speaks with reporters in the Senate Subway at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, January 6, 2020. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP)
January 15, 2020, 7:34 am
Democrats say war powers measure has majority support in US Senate
Senator Tim Kaine says 4 Republicans are willing to back bill requiring Trump to seek authority from Congress if military hostilities with Iran last more than 30 days
By AFP
US Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on "Nuclear Policy and Posture" on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
January 15, 2020, 12:43 am
Democrats say they have the Senate votes to rein in Trump on Iran
Nonbinding statement affirming Congress role in declaring war passed the House last week; Republican leader McConnell urges Democrats not to ‘screw up’ US deterrence in Mideast
By ToI Staff and AP
US President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally at the Santa Ana Star Center, in Rio Rancho,New Mexico, September 16, 2019. (Evan Vucci/AP)
September 18, 2019, 9:42 am
Trump strains to balance diplomacy, military threat to Iran
US president facing competing urges of keeping up pressure on Tehran to negotiate while deterring any further Iranian attacks and avoiding another Middle East war
By Robert Burns
File: A menorah and flowers are seen outside the Tree of Life Synagogue in preparation for a celebration service on the first night of Hanukkah, in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, December 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
June 14, 2019, 5:29 pm
US Senate unanimously condemns anti-Semitism
Brought by Republican Ted Cruz and Democrat Tim Kaine, resolution notes ‘Jews are the targets of the majority of hate crimes committed in the United States’
By Ron Kampeas
US Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on "Nuclear Policy and Posture" on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
May 8, 2019, 7:48 pm
Democrats warn Trump is leading US toward war with Iran
As White House escalates tensions, Democratic senators and groups call for legislation disallowing an attack on Iran without Congressional approval
By Eric Cortellessa
Democrat Senator for New York Nita Lowey speaks during a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 6, 2018. (Carolyn Kaster/AP)
October 16, 2018, 9:04 pm
Pro-Israel Congress members push bill for investment in Palestinians
Measure would see some $50 million put into local businesses as a way to counter massive aid cuts made by the Trump administration
By JTA
US President Donald Trump speaks during the Family Research Council's 2017 Value Voters Summit on October 13, 2017 in Washington, DC. (AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski)
October 14, 2017, 5:36 am
Democrats say Trump’s Iran strategy ‘reckless’ and ‘dangerous’
Lawmakers warn president’s announcement he can’t back 2015 nuclear accord damages US credibility abroad, urge him not to withdraw from it
By Eric Cortellessa
US President Donald Trump speaking with members of Congress at the White House, September 5, 2017. (Shawn Thew-Pool/Getty Images)
September 7, 2017, 10:09 pm
Bill would force Trump to sign off on fighting white supremacists
Measure flying through Senate requires US president ‘to speak out against hate groups that espouse racism, extremism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism’
By JTA
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