House Democrats Call on Congress to Return Amid Trump’s Iran Comments

House Democratic leadership on April 7 condemned President Donald Trump’s comments earlier in the day about potentially ending the Iranian civilization and called on Congress to return to session immediately. “His statement threatening to eradicate an entire civilization shocks the conscience and requires a decisive congressional response,” top House Democrats said in a joint statement. “The House must come back into session immediately and vote to end this reckless war of choice in the Middle East before Donald Trump plunges our country into World War III.” Trump on Sunday gave Iran until 8 p.m. ET on April 7 to agree to open the Strait of Hormuz, a major conduit for global oil trade and other cargo, or face major escalations in the ongoing war, which is in its sixth week. In a post to TruthSocial, he told Iran to open the Strait “or you’ll be living in Hell.”...