![Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]() Kylie Cooper/ReutersAlmost every Democrat in elected office opposes President Donald Trump’s Iran war. Their explanations could quickly become an electoral litmus test, Semafor’s Nicholas Wu reports. A subtle split emerged almost immediately after the first strikes on Iran, with Democrats voicing their opposition in several different ways. But as the House prepares to vote on war powers today, they’re trying to unite around a doomed push to rein in Trump that threatens to expose deeper divisions on Middle East policy. “It is a really, really dangerous precedent if any Democrat votes against the war powers resolution, because it is not a matter of conscience,” said progressive Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash. “Whether you think the goals of the war are right, it is a matter of constitutional obligation, and that is about Congress having the power to determine when and where we go to war.” |