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Trump told Fox Business the war is 'very close to over' on the same day CENTCOM declared full blockade implementation — two signals with opposite audiences.
Johnson is forcing a clean 18-month FISA extension with zero amendments, citing the Iran war, even though the FISA Court already renewed the program in secret.
Republicans adjourned a pro forma session rather than allow a war powers vote — Democrats called it the fourth time, promised more.
Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales both resigned April 14, triggering special elections in California and Texas in a House where every seat is leverage.
Sanders is forcing a Senate floor vote to block approximately $1 billion in weapons to Israel — the progressive wing's sharpest legislative pressure yet.
Three federal judges have now ruled against Hegseth's press exclusion policy — and three times he has not complied.