GovBrief Today #393
Fifty-nine days into 2026, the United States is at war with a third country.
Donald Trump launched joint strikes with Israel across Iran tonight, and Tehran retaliated against U.S. bases in four Gulf states. In January he sent Special Forces to kidnap Venezuela's president. Since December he's been bombing Syria under an operation named after two dead Iowa guardsmen, hitting over 100 targets with hundreds of precision munitions. Congress didn't authorize any of it.
And he's not done. Friday morning on the White House lawn, hours before the first bombs hit Iran, Trump told reporters he's eyeing a "friendly takeover" of Cuba. In January he ordered the Joint Chiefs to draw up plans for invading Greenland, threatened tariffs on eight NATO allies who objected, and announced he was sending a hospital ship to a country with free healthcare that never asked for one. This administration looks at the globe and sees a menu.
Call your representatives and demand they invoke the War Powers Act on Iran immediately. Congress declares war under the Constitution, and it's past time to demand they act like it.
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Posted Feb 28, 2026, 1:07 PM UTC