Dems hunker down on Iran

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) tells us that he and colleagues want to see what comes of their classified briefing tomorrow before scheduling a vote on his war powers resolution, which could come as soon as Wednesday.

Why it matters: The procedural vote will allow Democrats to register objections to Trump's strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities. But it will also put pro-Israel Democrats in a potentially difficult position.

• A vote would force them to choose between their party's base, which distrusts Trump, and their deeply held policy positions.
• Trump announced an Iran-Israel ceasefire tonight and told Congress he ordered the military action against Iran under his constitutional authority.

Over in the House, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) is getting cold feet on a war powers vote, but non-interventionist Democrats still want to have the vote to send a broader message about congressional war powers.

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— Hans Nichols, Stephen Neukam, Andrew Solender and Kate Santaliz.