Ceasefire strengthens case for congressional war powers debate, Dem senator says

Senator Tim Kane, D-F. plans.

The new ceasefire deal between the warring countries faced early hiccups, as President Donald Trump accused both sides of violating the truce, but it was so far, despite the widespread suspicions of the longevity on the Capitol Hill.

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Kane argued that stopping the fighting actually gave his decision more credible.

“I think the ceasefire actually gives us the ability to make a conversation without pressure like, oh, you know, [Trump’s] He said: “He should detonate tomorrow night.”

“A combination of the ceasefire and the Israelis say that the nuclear program has been sent again at least two or three years that opens – you can really have a deliberate discussion that this deserves,” Kane continued.

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Representative Thomas Massi speaks to the media after a vote to stop the closure of the government in the American Capitol Building on March 11, 2025, in Washington. (Ricky Carioti/Washington Post via Gettie Emmy)

Kane’s decision in the war is designed to put a check on Trump’s authority and reaffirm the Constitutional Congress of the War. However, whether the strike like a weekend strike constitutes a war that requires the approval of Congress was a hot topic of discussion between legislators last week.

The constitution divides the powers of war between Congress and the White House, giving legislators the only power to declare war, while the president acts as a major commander who directs the army.

The similar accuracy of the two parties was also stated at home, but one of her sponsors, MP Thomas Massi, R-Ky. , Tell the Fox News Digital that he is ready to separate if the ceasefire continues.

“If the ceasefire becomes a truce and carries, we will not press to vote,” he said. “We need to hear from Iran and Israel, and also if our president is convinced that the assorter of his first attack, nuclear weapons, no longer exists.”

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The majority of the Senate Richard Dorbin, d. He speaks after the weekly Senate lunch in the American Capitol Building on December 3, 2024, in Washington. (Kevin Lietsch/Getty Images)

Kane’s draft law on Earth can be hit on Friday in the Senate, but whether it is another question.

“Bring it. Let’s vote it,” Senator Ron Johnson, R and Wisconsin told Fox News Digital.

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The decision to support the minority in the Senate Dick Dibin, D-Ell, who told Fox News Digital that before strikes, there were up to eight Republicans supporting them.

“I support Tim,” Dorbin said. “His approach to this is fully compatible with the constitution, and I hope that the Senate will stand as a body of his rights and authority under the constitution.”