Congress pushes back on Trump's Iran war powers

追加: 2026-06-07

[00:00:00]5:32 Eastern Time now. President Trump is once again promising a quick end to the war in Iran even as soon as this weekend.

[00:00:08]>> He's also facing more bipartisan pushback from Congress. Douglas Hader tracking all of this and joins us live from Washington this morning with an update. Good morning, Doug.

[00:00:18]>> Good morning. The vote here on Capitol Hill was largely symbolic, but it does show the growing pressure the White House is facing as the war with Iran winds on.

[00:00:27]>> On this vote, the yeas are 250 and the nays are 208.

[00:00:32]The concurrent resolution is adopted.

[00:00:36]>> You could make out cheers on the House floor when the final count came in.

[00:00:40]Lawmakers had just voted to limit the president's power to wage war in Iran.

[00:00:44]It's unlikely to become law, but four Republicans crossed over to join Democrats in the House who promised to keep up pressure on the president.

[00:00:52]>> We have to stand up and speak out and be the voice of the American people.

[00:00:58]Whether this president listens or he just does what he said, he doesn't care.

[00:01:02]>> I'd say that part of the world sees fire as when you're shooting in a more moderate manner.

[00:01:07]>> In the Oval Office, the president was asked about the ceasefire agreement with Iran that seems to be routinely violated, including this deadly Iranian strike on Kuwait's airport.

[00:01:17]>> [sighs] >> But he does see negotiations moving along well with a possible resolution in sight.

[00:01:22]>> It might not happen, you know, who knows. But if it happens, it could happen like over the weekend.

[00:01:26]>> I don't do yes or no questions. You want to ask me a question, I'll answer your question.

[00:01:30]>> US >> Secretary of State Marco Rubio had just faced heated back-to-back hearings on Capitol Hill making the administration's case.

[00:01:37]>> And I can tell you this, they are not going to have a nuclear weapons program at least as long as President Trump is in the White House.

[00:01:46]>> All right. Now, the president was asked by the New York Post whether he would be interested in meeting with the Ayatollah, with the supreme leader in Iran, and he said yes.

[00:01:55]And back to you guys.

[00:01:56]>> All right. Doug Luzader live in Washington this morning for us with the latest. Thank you Doug.

[00:02:00]>> Thanks Doug. And despite the situation overseas, the price of gas continues to fall. The national average price for a gallon of gas this morning is 426. A week ago the national average was 445.

[00:02:11]So we're we're seeing some changes here.

[00:02:13]Minnesota's average price this morning $4.07.

[00:02:18]>> The debate continues about the role of Homeland Security as lawmakers questioned Secretary Mark Wayne Mullen.

[00:02:25]Secretary Mullen defended the administration's immigration policies against strong Democratic criticism. He was asked about his potential plan to pull CBP agents Customs agents out of airports in sanctuary jurisdictions. He said that will only happen if they do not cooperate with the department.

[00:02:43]During testimony Mullen got into several heated back and forth with committee Democrats.

[00:02:49]>> That is not true. Don't accuse me of something that's not true.

[00:02:52]>> without food >> You can say all you want but don't accuse me of something that's not said that entire lies are wrong and all it is is a lie.

[00:02:59]>> When will you stop DHS from using its social media accounts to spread bigoted and racist words and imagery?

[00:03:09]>> Your party is the one that's supporting the guy that's got a Nazi tattoo.

[00:03:12]>> the facts. I have the facts.

[00:03:15]>> He was also questioned about security concerns for the World Cup games and says drones are a major concern for the agency.