Trump says deadline for Congress to approve Iran war doesn’t apply, claiming hostilities have ‘terminated’……

“I’m listening carefully to what the members of our conference are saying, and at this point I don’t see that,” Thune said

The reluctance to defy Trump on the war comes at a politically perilous time for Republicans, with public frustration mounting both over the conflict and its impact on gas prices. Still, most GOP lawmakers say they are supportive of Trump’s wartime leadership or are at least willing to give him more time amid the fragile ceasefire.

Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N. D. , said he would vote for an authorization of war if Trump asked for it. But Cramer questioned whether the resolution passed during the Vietnam War era, as a way for Congress to claw back its power, was constitutional.

“Our founders created a really strong executive, like it or not like it,” Cramer said

Some GOP senators did make it clear that they eventually want Congress to have a say. Indiana Sen. Todd Young said in a statement that lawmakers “must ensure that the people,