Democrats threaten to grind Senate to a halt to force public Iran hearings

Democrats threaten to grind Senate to a halt to force public Iran hearings

5 war powers resolutions could hit Senate floor next week and grind down floor time

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and five other Senate Democrats are planning to dominate the Senate floor with war powers votes, unless Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth publicly testify on the war in Iran. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Senate Democrats are planning to grind the Senate to a halt unless Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio testify publicly on the war in Iran. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters)

Sen. James Risch, Republican from Idaho, speaks to reporters following the weekly Senate Republicans policy luncheon, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 28, 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)