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Times Opinion: Republicans in Congress fail public by dodging war responsibility

Photo by Anna Moneymaker via Getty Images/TNS / U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a news conference following a weekly Democratic policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on March 10, 2026, in Washington, D.C.
Photo by Anna Moneymaker via Getty Images/TNS / U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a news conference following a weekly Democratic policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on March 10, 2026, in Washington, D.C.

Headlines from the war in Iran are changing by the hour as the operation intensifies. That’s why it’s disturbing that Congress decided to sit on the sidelines and watch things unfold instead of exercising its power.

Among the developments since the Republican-led Congress decided against resolutions that would have asserted their power to end President Donald Trump’s war of choice:

“Iran names a new supreme leader.”

“U.S. orders embassy workers in Saudi Arabia to leave.”

“Israeli troops push into Lebanon.”