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US lawmakers call on Donald Trump to restore internet access in Iran
ByRobert Tait January 14, 2026

Democrats and Republicans called on president to circumvent legislative process to implement ‘Freedom’ billUS politics live – latest updatesA bipartisan group of lawmakers is calling on Donald Trump to allow the US government to help open up internet a…

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Democrats demand immediate release of Palestinian-American teen held in Israeli prison
ByJoseph Gedeon in Washington October 22, 2025

Group of 27 Congress members wrote to Marco Rubio to call for ‘swift release’ of 16-year-old Mohammed IbrahimUS politics live – latest updatesMore than two dozen Democratic lawmakers have written to secretary of state Marco Rubio and the US ambassador …

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Democrats Praise Israel-Gaza Peace Deal, but Not Trump for Forging It
ByReid J. Epstein, Robert Jimison and Megan Mineiro October 10, 2025

Most Democrats left President Trump conspicuously unmentioned as they cheered a potential end to the conflict, reflecting the tricky politics around the war and their party’s deep hostility to Mr. Trump.

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Democrats sound alarm over Trump’s reported $1bn plan to retrofit gifted Qatari jet
ByDavid Smith in Washington August 7, 2025

Elizabeth Warren and others pen letter over alleged plan to divert funds from nuclear arsenal to convert jet into Air Force OneLeading Democrats are sounding the alarm over Donald Trump’s reported plan to divert funds from the US nuclear arsenal to con…

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House Democrats sign on to letter urging Trump to recognise Palestinian statehood
ByShrai Popat August 5, 2025

Draft backed by over a dozen Democrats says Palestinian rights ‘as a people and nation’ must be urgently upheld More than a dozen Democratic members of Congress have signed on to a letter that urges the Trump administration to recognise Palestinian sta…

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House Democrats sign on to letter urging Trump to recognise Palestinian statehood
ByShrai Popat August 5, 2025

Draft backed by over a dozen Democrats says Palestinian rights ‘as a people and nation’ must be urgently upheld More than a dozen Democratic members of Congress have signed on to a letter that urges the Trump administration to recognise Palestinian sta…

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‘There’s a significant lack of knowledge’: Iranian American legislator on countries’ tangled history amid conflict
ByJoseph Gedeon in Washington June 28, 2025

Yassamin Ansari, an Arizona representative, explains how her background shapes her perspective on US foreign policyArizona congresswoman Yassamin Ansari brings an unusually personal perspective to the US’s fraught relationship with Iran. The daughter o…

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White House Postpones Briefing Congress on Iran Strikes
ByRobert Jimison June 24, 2025

Democrats reacted with outrage after the Trump administration, which has yet to consult with Congress on its strikes against Iran, delayed a planned briefing with lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

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Is the U.S. at War With Iran? What to Know About Trump, Congress and War Powers
ByMichael Crowley and Edward Wong June 22, 2025

President Trump avoided asking Congress for permission before striking Iran, despite the Constitution saying only the legislature can declare war.

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Is the U.S. at War With Iran? What to Know About Trump, Congress and War Powers
ByMichael Crowley and Edward Wong June 22, 2025June 23, 2025

President Trump avoided asking Congress for permission before striking Iran, despite the Constitution saying only the legislature can declare war.

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