G.O.P. Defectors Break With Trump Over War, and SpaceX Set for Largest I.P.O. Ever
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What recent developments have occurred regarding the Iran war?
From The New York Times, it's The Headlines. I'm Traci Mumford. Today's Thursday, June 4th. Here's what we're covering. We're going to start with three developments on the war with Iran, including a major vote in Congress to end the conflict.
Why doesn't Congress assert its authority here?
It's constitutional authority. The rising tensions between President Trump and the Israeli prime minister.
You know, at some point, as it may be, we've got to stop this. We've got to stop it.
And how the war could tangle up the World Cup. First, in the House of Representatives.
On this vote, the yeas were 215 and the nays were 208.
A handful of Republicans joined with Democrats to push through a measure to rein in Trump's campaign in Iran.
Immediately after the vote, Democrats started cheering, clapping, high-fiving each other. Some were hugging each other. They got a huge win in a chamber that they do not control.
Times congressional reporter Robert Jemison was there for the vote, which calls for Trump to withdraw U.S. forces unless he can get approval from Congress. Now, it's unlikely this measure will ultimately have an effect on the ground. There's a chance Trump himself could eventually veto any attempt to limit his war powers. But Robert says the vote sends a clear message to the White House.
frustration over the war, rising gas prices, it all boiled over. The Republicans who voted for it and the Democrats who've been pushing for this for months now repeated that their voters, their constituents were unhappy with the results of the war. While many agree that Iran should not ever have a nuclear weapon, the way that this war has been carried out, which was initially promised to last just a few weeks and now we're past the 90-day mark, has frustrated even some Republicans who vote with him more than 90% of the time.
Yesterday's vote in the House follows a similar one in the Senate last month, where a handful of GOP defectors there also joined with Democrats to oppose the war. President Trump and his aides, however, have dismissed these kinds of efforts by Congress as unconstitutional. Next.
Now, Axios reported that you had a phone call with Bibi Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, in which you were angry with him. You said, are you effing crazy? What are you effing doing?
In an interview with the New York Post yesterday, Trump was asked about reports that he had a heated phone call with Benjamin Netanyahu.
Is that true? Did you speak to him in those times?
I did. I wouldn't say angry. I was a little bit perturbed at his... Constantly fighting with Lebanon.
Trump confirmed that it happened, saying that while the two had a broadly positive relationship, he has been frustrated by Israel's ongoing campaign against Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militia in Lebanon. Those attacks have complicated talks to end the war in Iran. The phone call is the latest sign of tension between Trump and Netanyahu. While the war began with joint U.S.-Israeli attacks, the White House has now excluded Israel from the negotiations to end the conflict. And last update, the World Cup is kicking off next week with teams from 48 countries, including Iran. That will make it the first World Cup to feature a host country at war with one of the competing nations. The games are going to be held in Canada, Mexico, and the U.S., but there are now doubts about whether Iran's team will get American visas in time.
The team was planning to stay in Arizona for the tournament, but they switched at the last minute to stay in Mexico.
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