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Dick Durbin: The facts, history, and law affirm that the hostilities that began on February 28 are active and ongoing, in violation…

On the recordJune 19, 2026
The facts, history, and law affirm that the hostilities that began on February 28 are active and ongoing, in violation of international law and the War Powers Resolution of 1973.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Senators pressing Trump on legal justification for military actions in Iran.

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