In this episode of "Congress in Context," we examine a day of profound legislative tension as the 119th Congress grapples with the constitutional boundaries of executive war-making versus domestic priorities. The Senate floor became a theater of intense debate over a bipartisan War Powers Resolution intended to rein in the President’s unilateral military strikes against Iran, with Senators from both parties questioning the lack of a declared "imminent threat" and the absence of a clear endgame. While legislative leaders like Majority Leader Thune championed the ROAD to Housing Act (H.R. 6644) to address the "American dream" of homeownership being priced out for younger generations, the session was haunted by the human and financial costs of "forever wars," with m ...