Tammy Baldwin

Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin says it's long past time for Congress to put a check on President Trump's led war.

Despite the ceasefire, Baldwin argues fallout from the conflict continues to build.

Baldwin is one of several Democrats forcing the war power's votes to put Republicans on record.

Only Kentucky GOP Senator Rand Paul defected to join Democrats who have argued for an end to the costly and unpopular conflict.

And while most Republicans remain loyal to Trump, some have warned their position could shift at the war's 60-day mark at the end of this month.

Claudia Gonzalez, NPR News, the Capitol.

Yes, yes, and yes.

So he would have some authorities if we were under attack or under imminent threat of attack to both our homeland or US interests abroad.

But that was not the case.

And so this president who in his first term ripped up the Iran nuclear deal that would have stopped progress of Iran's nuclear ambitions, now has entered a war of choice, which is illegal.

Absolutely.

They had short-range and medium-range ballistic missile capabilities, and none of those could reach US soil.

But I want to mention that you missed one justification.

It was the first one that I ever heard from Donald Trump, and that was when Iranian citizens

were protesting the regime, primarily because of such a lousy economy and people not having opportunities to get ahead.

And that was the first time I heard Donald Trump saying, we might take military action to help those Iranian citizens.

And then even early in the prosecution of this war, this illegal war of choice,

He said, I've given you the opportunity.

I've gotten rid of the Ayatollah.

Rise up and take your country back.