vote report
House passes Iran war-powers resolution; Senate blocks separate measure hours later
Four Republicans joined every voting Democrat in the House, while the Senate rejected a procedural motion on a separate joint resolution 47-49.
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Politics
news report
Senate Democrats reintroduce proposal for regular Supreme Court appointments and 18-year active terms
The draft would limit appellate cases to the nine most recently appointed justices while allowing other justices to retain office and perform narrower duties.
executive action
Trump orders agencies to pressure Smithsonian and install warning signs outside museum
The executive order directs federal officials to use available funding, contract and property authorities and calls for temporary signs on approaches to the National Museum of American History.
explainer
What Congress’s Iran war-powers votes can - and cannot - do
The House approved a concurrent resolution and the Senate blocked a separate joint resolution. Neither event alone ends military operations.
explainer
Who actually controls the Smithsonian?
The institution receives federal money and includes national officeholders on its board, but it is not a normal executive agency under direct presidential control.