Congress finally finds a spine on Trump's Iran war
Congress is finally pushing back on an unauthorized, unwise, and deeply unpopular Iran war — and the country is already there waiting for them. Meanwhile, an unqualified DNI nominee is about to sit on top of every secret America's allies share with us, Ebola is spreading, Putin is grinning, and the World Cup is barreling toward our shores. This is the unsafe summer, and the Angry Middle sees it clearly.
Congress is finally showing a spine. After months of all gas and no brakes, the unauthorized Iran war has become the breaking point — and…
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