Booker’s comments alluded to US military strikes Trump has ordered in Nigeria, Venezuela and Iran since Christmas. Meanwhile, during that stretch, Trump has also renewed threats to seize Greenland for the US by military force if necessary. But without support from members of Trump’s Republican party, the measure failed, and the military campaign in Iran has continued. One day prior, the US Senate rejected a war powers resolution in a 47-53 vote that largely followed party lines. “At this magnitude, at this cost, why is Congress just laying down and doing nothing?” Booker said.

Source: The Guardian March 15, 2026 20:01 UTC