Eric McDaniel

Democrats in Congress are going to force votes attempting to constrain the president on this war.

The Constitution, of course, gives Congress the power to declare war, although it hasn't worked that way in practice in quite a while.

Those votes are expected to fail, as have all of their past go rounds at this.

But the president's post about ending Iranian civilization before announcing that ceasefire last week.

Speaker Johnson last Friday panned the proposal that he's now asking Republicans to support.

This gambit that was done last night is a joke.

They voted down that plan from the Senate, and now he'll have to ask his members to support the same deal.

It funds DHS immediately, except for ICE and parts of Customs and Border Protection.

So folks like airport security can be paid in the short term, while a bigger three-year deal is worked out to fund all of DHS through the remainder of Trump's time in the White House.

And thanks to a parliamentary maneuver called reconciliation, that long-term deal shouldn't need any support from Democrats.

First, though, Johnson has to convince hardline Republicans that he's no longer joking.

Eric McDaniel, NPR News, Washington.

Speaker Johnson last Friday panned the proposal that he's now asking Republicans to support.

This gambit that was done last night is a joke.

They voted down that plan from the Senate, and now he'll have to ask his members to support the same deal.

It funds DHS immediately, except for ICE and parts of Customs and Border Protection.

So folks like airport security can be paid in the short term, while a bigger three-year deal is worked out to fund all of DHS through the remainder of Trump's time in the White House.

And thanks to a parliamentary maneuver called reconciliation, that long-term deal shouldn't need any support from Democrats.

First, though, Johnson has to convince hardline Republicans that he's no longer joking.

Eric McDaniel, NPR News, Washington.