Washington Today (4-16-26): Israel, Lebanon agree to ceasefire; House defeats Iran War Powers bill
April 16, 2026
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57:28Now PlayingWashington Today (4-16-26): Israel, Lebanon agree to ceasefire; House defeats Iran War Powers bill
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as posted by the channelPresident Donald Trump announces a 10-day ceasefire between Israel & Lebanon, to pause the war between Israel & Hezbollah in Lebanon. President Trump says the next round of negotiations in the war between the U.S. & Iran could happen this weekend.
House votes down by just a few votes an Iran War Powers resolution to limit the president's authority to wage war on Iran without Congressional approval.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth compares news media criticizing the U.S. war with Iran to the Pharisees, the biblical Jewish group who criticized Jesus.
House passes a bill to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Haitian immigrants living in the U.S., as the Trump Administration is looking to revoke that protection.
Senate joins the House overturning a Joe Biden-era environmental regulation banning mining operations on federal land in Minnesota's Superior National Forest.
Health & Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. testifies before the House Ways & Means Committee on rooting out health care spending fraud.
Astronauts from the Artemis II moon mission hold their first news conference since returning to Earth.
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