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Pennsylvania Governor Slams Defence Chief as ‘Toy-Soldier’ in Public Row Over U.S. Strikes on Iran
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro publicly denounced Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth as incompetent, accusing him of treating U.S. strikes on Iran like “playing with toy soldiers” and faulting inconsistent government explanations for the campaign. The dispute underscores growing domestic political friction over the legality, messaging and strategic aims of the Feb. 28 U.S.-Israeli strikes and Iran’s subsequent retaliatory attacks.
Pentagon’s Early Tab Tops $11.3bn as Mideast Campaign Slips Toward a Costly Quagmire
U.S. military operations against Iran have cost more than $11.3 billion in the first six days, with munitions expenditure of about $5.6 billion in the opening 48 hours. The Pentagon’s tally omits pre-deployment and sustainment costs, meaning the full financial and strategic burden is likely to rise and weigh on U.S. politics and the defense industrial base.
U.S. Bypasses Congress to Rush $650m Bomb Sale to Israel, Raising Oversight and Escalation Fears
The U.S. State Department used emergency authority to approve a roughly $650 million sale of more than 20,000 bombs to Israel, bypassing normal congressional review. Democrats in Congress criticized the move as a manufactured emergency that weakens oversight and risks escalation with Iran.
Senate Rejects Measure to Limit Trump’s Iran War Powers, Exposing the Limits of Congressional Oversight
The Senate voted 47–53 against a resolution that would have required President Trump to seek congressional authorization before further military action against Iran, a predictable outcome given the Republican 53-seat majority. Democrats called the strikes unlawful and lacking evidence of an imminent threat, but with both chambers controlled by Republicans, meaningful congressional constraints appear unlikely.
Senate Rejects Clamp on Presidential War Powers as Lawmakers Blast Strikes on Iran
The U.S. Senate voted down a measure aimed at limiting presidential authority to order military strikes, even as senators from both parties criticized recent U.S. actions against Iran. The result preserves executive flexibility but intensifies a bipartisan debate over legal restraints, oversight, and the strategic coherence of America’s Middle East policy.
U.S. Officials Admit No Intelligence of Iranian Preemptive Strike, Deepening Questions About Rationale for Action
U.S. officials privately told Congress there was no intelligence showing Iran planned a preemptive strike against American forces, conflicting with public statements that cited such a threat as justification for action. The admission raises questions about the legal and political rationale for recent U.S. measures, heightening congressional scrutiny and complicating relations with allies while increasing the risk of regional miscalculation.
US Lawmakers Call Trump’s Strike on Iran an 'Illegal War' Without Imminent Threat
Bipartisan criticism in the US Congress has condemned President Trump’s recent strike on Iran as an unlawful war conducted without an imminent threat and without adequate congressional briefing. The move has sparked domestic political fallout within Trump’s coalition, public protests abroad, and fresh debate over executive war powers and the risk of wider regional escalation.
Partisan Fight Over Immigration Forces U.S. Homeland Security Into Shutdown, Risking Travel and Emergency Services
A partisan standoff over federal immigration enforcement has left the Department of Homeland Security without a full appropriation as Congress goes into recess, creating the first DHS shutdown. Essential staff will keep working unpaid, but prolonged funding gaps could disrupt TSA screening, FEMA response, the Coast Guard and Secret Service duties, and revive memories of last year’s debilitating federal shutdown.
Deadlock Over Immigration Sends Homeland Security Into Temporary Shutdown, Exposes Wider Risks
A partisan dispute over aggressive federal immigration enforcement has left the U.S. Department of Homeland Security without new funding as Congress adjourned, forcing essential employees to work without pay. While an extended shutdown would hamper agencies such as TSA, FEMA and the Coast Guard, analysts expect a short-term compromise; the political battle over immigration policy, however, is unlikely to abate.