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What does the new Iran War Powers resolution mean for presidential military action?
Live from MPR News, I'm Gyle Snyder. The House has approved an Iran War Powers resolution for a third time. Seven Republicans joined Democrats in the two hundred twenty to two hundred four vote that came late Tuesday night. It would block President Trump's ability to continue military action against Iran without congressional approval. It now heads to the Senate. Earlier Tuesday, Republican Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massey moved to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Accusing Exeth of abusing his office by waging the war without Congress is okay. The Pentagon's inspector general, meanwhile, says that the US spent at least thirty three billion dollars on a war with Iran through the month of June, but MPR's Aya Batrari reports the analysis does not include all US damage costs.
How much has the U.S. spent on the Iran conflict and what damages are still unaccounted for?
The report to Congress by the Pentagon's watchdog does not include estimated costs of damage to bases across the Gulf where US troops have been attacked by Iran. But the Inspector General's report says US Central Command has reported Iranian strikes damaging and destroying hundreds of buildings and structures at US bases across eight countries, and that dozens of US aircraft were destroyed or damaged during the war. Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it attacked bases that US forces were using during the past seven months of conflict. The report also assessed one hundred eighty four million dollars in damages from Iran's attacks on US embassies and consulates in Iraq, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia. Ay Botrawi MPR News, Dubai.
FBI Director Cash Patel was on Capitol Hill Tuesday where he clashed with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. In response to a question about hiring policy changes, Patel defended the Bureau's hiring standard, saying he eliminated bestiality as an automatic disqualifier because he did not want to bar trafficking victims from applying for FBI jobs. The families of the sixty-seven people killed in last year's. Midair collision over Washington DC pushing Congress and regulators for action.
Why did the FBI director change hiring disqualifiers for trafficking victims?
NPR's Joel Rose reports they joined lawmakers and safety investigators at a rally on Capitol Hill Tuesday.
Doug Lane lost his wife and son when an American Airlines regional jet collided with an Army Blackhawk helicopter last year. Lane joined with other victims' families calling on Congress and federal regulators to take action.
We can tell their stories, we can ask questions, we can push for answers, we can demand action, but we cannot do everybody else's work for them.
The families were joined by the head of the National Transportation Safety Board, which is pushing federal aviation regulators to do more. Congress is still deadlocked over competing safety proposals that passed the House and Senate. But Senator Ted Cruz said he hopes to pass a bill during the lame duck session after the midterm elections. Joel Rose, NPR News, Washington.
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What safety reforms are being demanded after the mid‑air collision over Washington, D.C.?
The Kennedy Center Board of Directors voted Tuesday to close the venue. The vote came minutes after a federal judge again blocked the board from adding President's name uh President Trump's name on the building or on the grounds. President Trump says the Justice Department will appeal the judge's ruling, and he's also vowing to cancel a planned renovation unless the dispute over his name is reversed by a higher court. The Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court is resigning following an ethics investigation. The justice accused of steering a payout to a top aide from New Hampshire Public Radio, Tob Bookman reports.
Gordon MacDonald was appointed chief of the five-member court in 2021. Last year, a whistleblower accused him of helping to orchestrate an irregular personnel move for a top age. That employee was laid off and then rehired just forty eight hours later into a new job, allowing her to cash out nearly fifty thousand dollars in accrued sick and vacation time. McDonald was cleared of any criminal wrongdoing, but an ethics probe found he violated the state's code of conduct.
Why is the Kennedy Center board voting to close the venue over the Trump name controversy?
McDonald's decision to step down clears the way for Republican Governor Kelly Ayot to name his replacement.
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Chapters
5 chapters
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What does the new Iran War Powers resolution mean for presidential military action?
0:00–0:49
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How much has the U.S. spent on the Iran conflict and what damages are still unaccounted for?
0:49–1:59
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Why did the FBI director change hiring disqualifiers for trafficking victims?
1:59–3:01
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What safety reforms are being demanded after the mid‑air collision over Washington, D.C.?
3:01–4:03
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Why is the Kennedy Center board voting to close the venue over the Trump name controversy?
4:03–4:39