anything to distract from trump's foul up in iran.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sen-rand-p ... n-strikes/ the lone exception.Paul, the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, said Mr. Trump should not have acted without congressional approval and argues that the president isn't allowed to begin any military action in the absence of that approval or an imminent attack. For the senator, this moment is testing whether the Republican-controlled Congress will assert itself — as one of the country's founding fathers, James Madison, intended. "Madison said that we would give the legislature certain powers and the president certain powers. And as each tried to grasp for the power, they would check and balance each other," said Paul. "I don't think our founders ever imagined our current Congress that is completely lacking in ambition. They don't check the president."As for checking Mr. Trump, Paul started doing that more than a decade ago, when they had competing White House bids leading up to the 2016 presidential election. Since then, the two have mostly patched things up. But the senator isn't afraid to break with Mr. Trump, especially when he feels hawkish advisers are in the president's ear."I think he was misled by some of the more aggressive people," said Paul, adding that the president's "basic instincts have been for less war."Should the Iran war escalate and continue, Paul said the political and economic costs could be significant."On the political landscape, I think the longer this goes on, the less likely Republicans are able to hold onto the House and Senate," said the senator, who believes congressional Republicans may face another reckoning soon, as the Trump administration requests $200 billion of additional funding for the war.