Trump’s killing of Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani has overshadowed the third presidential impeachment trial in U.S. history. At least for now.
It’s hard to imagine anything eclipsing the imminent impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. But that’s where Congress finds itself with the United States on the brink of military conflict with Iran.
Impeachment fervor may have briefly faded as the top issue in Washington because the trial seems almost certain to lead to the president’s acquittal, while the result of Trump’s belligerent approach to Iran remains a huge question mark. Media coverage of Iran has cranked up in recent days, while impeachment headlines haveSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell returns to Congress after the holidays.
The urgency of the situation in the Middle East has made Democrats feel compelled to respond, even as they try to remove the president under charges he abused his office by pressuring Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden, a 2020 rival. Democrats are forcing debates to block war with Iran, threatening public hearings and trying to restrict Trump’s future military authority.
Demonstrators celebrate the death of Qassem Soleimani in front of the State Department. | Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
'You're not a dictator': Democrats criticize Trump tweet on notifying Congress about Iran military actionDemocrats on Sunday deeply criticized President Donald Trump for appearing to declare his tweets would serve as enough notification for Congress if the US were to act militarily in response to an Iranian retaliation, a move that prompted the Democratic-led House Foreign Affairs Committee to tweet, 'You're not a dictator.'
Read more »