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March 5, 2026 11:11-11:13 - CSPAN

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Washington Journal Open Phones

C-SPAN’s Washington Journal Open Phones dives into the 4 p.m. Eastern House votes on Iran—where a war powers resolution aims to block Trump from striking Iran without congressional approval, while another reaffirms Tehran as the top state sponsor of terrorism. A bipartisan Senate effort by Kaine and Paul failed (47-53), with Schumer slamming Trump’s erratic policy for risking unchecked escalation in Iraq and Iran, accusing him of reckless decision-making without strategy or facts. The episode frames the debate as a clash over executive overreach and congressional accountability amid rising tensions. [Automatically generated summary]
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Block Trump's Strikes? 00:01:52
	The House returns at noon Eastern to begin debating a funding package to reopen the Homeland Security Department and keep it funded through the end of September.
	Members will vote on the spending bill later today at 4 p.m. Eastern.
	Also, today, lawmakers are expected to vote on whether to block President Trump from conducting further strikes on Iran without approval from Congress and a resolution to reaffirm Iran as the largest state sponsor of terrorism.
	When those votes take place, you can watch our live coverage right here on C-SPAN.
	A foggy morning here in Washington, D.C., as we start with Congress.
	The House is set to vote on their version of a war powers resolution later today.
	That comes after a similar version in the Senate led by bipartisan senators Tim Kaine of Virginia and Rand Paul of Kentucky failed yesterday on a margin of 47 who approved and 53 senators who did not approve.
	Take a listen to some of that debate yesterday on Congress.
	Democratic leader Chuck Schumer argued in favor of passing the legislation.
	It is clear they are widening the war in Iraq, in Iran.
	And I fear now more than ever that we are going to put boots on the ground.
	And that's precisely what the American people fear.
	We still don't know how long we'll be there.
	We still don't know what Donald Trump is even trying to accomplish.
	This is not how you conduct foreign policy.
	This is not how you conduct defense policy.
	And the fault for the chaos is entirely with Donald Trump.
	Trump is manic.
	Whatever pops into his head, he says immediately.
	He picks one plan one day, then he picks the total opposite the other.
	He doesn't think it through.
	He doesn't check the facts.

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Block Trump's Strikes? 00:01:52

The House returns at noon Eastern to begin debating a funding package to reopen the Homeland Security Department and keep it funded through the end of September.

Members will vote on the spending bill later today at 4 p.m. Eastern.

Also, today, lawmakers are expected to vote on whether to block President Trump from conducting further strikes on Iran without approval from Congress and a resolution to reaffirm Iran as the largest state sponsor of terrorism.

When those votes take place, you can watch our live coverage right here on C-SPAN.

A foggy morning here in Washington, D.C., as we start with Congress.

The House is set to vote on their version of a war powers resolution later today.

That comes after a similar version in the Senate led by bipartisan senators Tim Kaine of Virginia and Rand Paul of Kentucky failed yesterday on a margin of 47 who approved and 53 senators who did not approve.

Take a listen to some of that debate yesterday on Congress.

Democratic leader Chuck Schumer argued in favor of passing the legislation.

It is clear they are widening the war in Iraq, in Iran.

And I fear now more than ever that we are going to put boots on the ground.

And that's precisely what the American people fear.

We still don't know how long we'll be there.

We still don't know what Donald Trump is even trying to accomplish.

This is not how you conduct foreign policy.

This is not how you conduct defense policy.

And the fault for the chaos is entirely with Donald Trump.

Trump is manic.

Whatever pops into his head, he says immediately.

He picks one plan one day, then he picks the total opposite the other.

He doesn't think it through.

He doesn't check the facts.