WASHINGTON — The US Congress is scheduled to vote this week on motions seeking to curb President Donald Trump as he wages war against Iran, but the Republican majority will probably shield him. Trump has sought to expand executive power drastically since returning to the White House in 2025, overshadowing the legislature. So some lawmakers now want to reassert the role of Congress, which under the US constitution is the only body that can declare war. READ: Trump says ‘my own morality’ is only restraint on global power “Trump has launched an unnecessary, idiotic, and illegal war against Iran,” Senator […]... Keep on reading: US Congress to debate Trump's war powers