Claudia Grisales

He said the U.S.

controls the strait and U.S.

military pressure is a key point of leverage against Iran, but many Democrats question that claim.

Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy argued there's essentially no military mechanism to reopen the strait

And he said the administration's strategy to use economic pressure is high risk.

Yes, they took officials to task quite a few times.

We saw Maine Senator Susan Collins raise concerns that there seemingly is a shifting plan to reopen the Strait.

And South Carolina's Lindsey Graham questioned Pakistan's role as a mediator in talks with Iran.

And we also saw Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski raise concerns about the ceasefire that does not look like a ceasefire.

And it's clear we're more than two months into this war, and we're seeing increasing GOP frustration about a lack of information from the White House.

And this is creating political headwinds for Republicans as they get ready to face voters this fall who are unhappy with the war and seeing daily reminders of it at the gas pump and elsewhere in the economy.

That is NPR's Claudia Grisales.

The Senate passed a plan five weeks ago to fund the agency, except for some immigration enforcement divisions that could not get through the House.

So the White House redirected government funds to pay DHS workers despite questions over the legality of that decision.

And now the agency was about to run out of that new money.

So the House had to act.

Well, you're seeing a politically contentious high stakes proposal meet head on with the Congress that's struggling to legislate, especially during an election year.

We first saw a breakdown in bipartisan funding talks for DHS in mid-February and then another breakdown for Republicans who could not agree on a way out of a shutdown.

The Senate passed a plan five weeks ago to fund the agency, except for some immigration enforcement divisions, as we mentioned, but that could not get through the House.

So the White House redirected government funds to pay DHS workers despite questions over the legality of that decision, and now the agency was removed.