Democrats tread cautiously around another Trump impeachment after 'illegal' Iran strikes
CNBC
Since the U.S. attack on Iran, congressional Democrats and opponents of President Donald Trump called the operation unconstitutional and vowed to rein-in the president. But another impeachment — which the president says he fears if Democrats retake the U.S. House — hasn't seriously entered the conversation.
That may change post-midterms if the party wins the House and Republicans lose their grip on both chambers of Congress plus the White House. Trump knows he would be in Democratic crosshairs and has expressed fear of a third impeachment to congressional Republicans, telling them to they need to win in November.
"If you swing at him, you want to make sure that you don't miss," Jared Leopold, a Democratic strategist who has worked on the Hill and for the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee, said in an interview.
The judge is not forcing the board to let Ohio Rep. Joyce Beatty, an ex officio member through her position in Congress, vote at Monday's session.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has said he is being investigated ostensibly for comments he made about the pricey renovations of the Fed's headquarters.
The United States government could end up paying $165 billion of more in refunds for Trump's IEEPA tariffs that the Supreme Court ruled were illegal.
Iran's threat to the Strait of Hormuz can't be fixed by releasing oil from strategic petroleum reserves.
The House Oversight Committee has called in Tova Noel, who was working at the time of Jeffrey Epstein's death, for a deposition later this month.
Oil prices have skyrocketed in the days since President Donald Trump's war on Iran began.
Russian leaders told President Trump they aren't sharing intelligence with Iran as it fights the U.S. and Israel, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said this week.
It comes at a time when the Caribbean island is grappling with a worsening economic crisis.
Analysts say any attempt to attack or seize Iran’s strategic oil hub is likely to be fraught with risk.
The Strait of Hormuz, the world's most critical chokepoint for oil shipments, has been effectively closed since the U.S. and Israel began the war on Iran.
His comments to CNBC come as the U.S. and Israeli-led war appears poised to enter its third week.
The U.S. Central Command said that the loss was "not due to hostile or enemy fire."
The State Department said this week that 36,000 Americans had returned to the U.S. after the start of the war with Iran.