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Win Without War is a diverse network of activists and organizations working for a more peaceful, progressive U.S. foreign policy. https://winwithoutwar.org/

Congress Votes: Trump’s Iran War Must End Now Washington – In response to the Senate’s passage of House Concurrent Resolution 86, a War Powers Resolution to remove U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran, Win Without War Government Relations Director Eric Eikenberry released the following statement: “Today, Congress decided: President Trump’s war on Iran must end immediately. With today's historic Senate vote, Congress has for the first time passed a bicameral, concurrent resolution exercising its inherent Article I authority to withdraw U.S. forces from hostilities. “Lawmakers who voted in favor of this resolution were merely enacting the will of their constituents. Large majorities across the country have long agreed that this war should never have started, and that it must be brought to an end now. The message is clear: Trump has lost the confidence of the country and the Congress, and his reckless warmaking must be reined in. “As the U.S.-Iran ceasefire takes shape and Trump’s overdue turn to diplomacy provides people in Iran and across the Middle East some relief, the president’s outrageous threats to return to fighting only underscore the urgent need for congressional action. “Having ordered Trump to end the war, Congress must now press the point home. No one who voted for this resolution should vote to authorize one more dime for this war. Instead, they should repeat the message today’s vote sends to the White House: end this war, or Congress will end it for you.”
Win Without War Commends House for Passing Iran War Powers Resolution WASHINGTON – In response to the House’s passage of H.Con.Res.86, a war powers resolution terminating U.S. hostilities against Iran, Win Without War Government Relations Director Eric Eikenberry released the following statement: “After 95 days of illegal war, Congress is finally enacting the will of the people, who overwhelmingly oppose President Trump’s disastrous war on Iran. We commend the bipartisan coalition that has emerged to pass Rep. Greg Meeks’ war powers resolution (WPR) in the House of Representatives today. We strongly urge the Senate to follow suit and swiftly to pass Sen. Kaine’s latest WPR, which should face another procedural motion in the coming days. “While congressional action is welcome, it’s woefully late. Congress should not have taken over three months to pass a resolution that would force Trump to end his war. Their delay has left millions of people struggling amidst unnecessary, unacceptable human and economic consequences. Lawmakers who’ve placed their loyalty to Trump over acting to determine when and whether the United States goes to war have failed both their constituents and their constitutional duty. “Because of renewed congressional momentum and sustained public opposition, the Trump administration is circling around the only solution that ever made sense, one which they and DC hawks inexcusably ripped up in 2018: a diplomatic agreement to cap Iranian nuclear enrichment in exchange for sanctions relief. It is imperative, before Trump does any further damage, that Congress do all it can to stop and defund this war and push the administration to take this deal.”
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Trump Wants $200 Billion For His Disastrous War Washington – In response to reports that the Pentagon is seeking $200 billion in supplemental funding for President Trump’s war with Iran, Win Without War Policy Director Sam Ratner released the following statement: “Today is the 23rd anniversary of the start of the Iraq War, a generational disaster that killed thousands of U.S. troops, hundreds of thousands of civilians, and gobbled up trillions of taxpayer dollars. When George W. Bush first sought extra money to fund that illegal war of choice, the supplemental appropriation for the war came to an eye-popping $54.4 billion – a little under $100 billion in today’s dollars. Today, Donald Trump wants to see Bush’s bad bet and double it, wasting $200 billion of taxpayer money on a criminal Middle East war that no one wants. Congress shouldn’t give him a dime. “Trump’s war with Iran is already a disaster. 13 U.S. servicemembers dead. Thousands of Iranians killed, including over 160 schoolchildren, teachers, and parents in a school struck by a U.S. missile. Bombs falling on a dozen countries in the region. Gas prices through the roof. All with no end in sight. And now, the Pentagon is saying that it needs $200 billion more in taxpayer money to continue a war Trump never should have started in the first place. “That money could reverse many of the brutal cuts Trump has inflicted on our communities, covering Medicaid for some 25 million Americans or constructing roughly 800,000 units of affordable housing. Instead, Trump wants to use it to line the pockets of weapons makers and continue a catastrophic war. “Donald Trump started an illegal war, and now he wants $1,500 from every household in the United States to pay for it. Congress needs to tell him no.”
30 backpacks and 138 pairs of shoes on the capitol lawn, memorializing the 168 children killed in the Minab school airstrike.
More Than 250 Groups Oppose Additional Spending on Trump’s Illegal Iran War Last Updated on March 12, 2026. WASHINGTON. D.C. – Members of Congress should vote against any additional funding for President Donald Trump’s unconstitutional war on Iran, 251 groups said today in a letter sent to Congress. Waging a war of choice that costs an estimated $1 billion a day not only fails to address the economic squeeze and health care crisis facing Americans, but diverts federal funding from an array of urgent domestic priorities. The letter was led by Public Citizen, Win Without War, MoveOn, and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). “‘By launching a war against Iran, Trump has violated the Constitution, defied international law, flouted the will of the American people, and has put millions of lives across the region at risk. A vote for President Trump’s Pentagon supplemental funding package would be a vote to commit the U.S. even further to this crisis, which has already killed seven U.S. servicemembers and nearly 2,000 people from across the region, and which endangers the lives of many more,’ the letter reads.
Trump’s Illegal War Endangers Millions and Must Be Stopped Washington – In response to U.S. and Israeli government attacks on Iran, Win Without War Deputy Director Shayna Lewis released the following statement: “We condemn President Trump for joining Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu in a new and unnecessary war with Iran that threatens millions of people across the region, including U.S. servicemembers. “This war is flatly illegal — neither authorized by Congress, nor justified under any international law. Trump has similarly failed to make his case to the U.S. public in any way. Instead, he has capriciously upended critical diplomatic negotiations to ignite a major, open-ended, region-wide war. “Already, Trump’s violence, which he acknowledges may cost ‘the lives of courageous American heroes,’ has killed students and teachers, parents and children. If left unchecked, many more will die. Those deaths will be on Trump’s hands. “While Trump has tried to portray himself as an ally to brave protesters in Iran facing grave violence, the Iranian government’s horrific record does not justify this reckless push to war. We know from decades of tragic U.S.-led interventions that bombs do not deliver peace and freedom to people struggling under brutal regimes. “Congress must convene immediately and end this illegal war. This week both the House and Senate will have yet another chance at passing War Powers Resolutions to rein in our out-of-control president. They owe it to their constituents, their constitutional duty, and people across the globe to vote yes.”
A receipt tracking the financial and human costs of US military deployment in the Caribbean since August 2025. Financial costs total $2.9 billion, and human costs total 154 people killed as of February 23, 2026.
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Trump’s Reckless, Illegal Strike WASHINGTON – In response to confirmed reports of a CIA drone strike on Venezuelan territory, Win Without War policy director Sam Ratner released the following statement: “Days after it took place, the U.S. public is finally learning about a CIA airstrike on foreign soil for which there is no legal justification or congressional authorization. This is the lawless Trump administration in action. “Trump’s war with Venezuela, if he gets it, will do nothing to address the ongoing domestic overdose crisis, nor provide cheap energy, nor lead to better lives for people in Venezuela. Instead, it will fuel Trump’s authoritarian ambitions, ensure suffering across the region, and put U.S. servicemembers and Venezuelans in direct and unnecessary danger. “The only way forward is for Congress to stop Trump’s illegal strikes and hold those in the administration who have so flagrantly broken the law to account.”
A collection of headlines emphasizing the illegality of extrajudicial killings carried out by the military in the Caribbean and Pacific.
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Trump’s Wild WMD Lies Fail Fentanyl Victims WASHINGTON – In response to President Trump’s executive order designating fentanyl a “weapon of mass destruction,” Win Without War Government Relations Director Eric Eikenberry released the following statement: “Slashing funding for proven drug treatment programs, eliminating support for lifesaving overdose prevention medication, and kicking millions off Medicaid utterly fails to help communities through the overdose crisis. Having pushed all these measures, however, President Trump may have stumbled upon an even worse idea. ”Declaring fentanyl a ‘weapon of mass destruction’ does nothing to help a single person struggling with addiction, nor a single family impacted by the overdose crisis. Instead, this executive order is a disgusting attempt to use their pain and grief to expand Trump’s authoritarian power grab by putting more troops in our streets, criminalizing people who need care and support for recovery, and – egregiously – conjuring a new, false ‘WMD’ threat to justify war with Venezuela. “We know what happens when presidents make unsubstantiated claims about weapons of mass destruction and Congress acquiesces. From demanding answers on domestic military deployments, to protecting people struggling with addiction from being outrageously treated as ‘terrorists’, to passing this week’s War Powers Resolutions to prevent a new endless war in Latin America, Congress must use every tool at its disposal to curb the effects of this reckless executive order.”
Win Without War Urges Congress: Vote Down More Money and Power for Hegseth’s Pentagon Washington – Win Without War Government Relations Director Eric Eikenberry made the following statement in advance of House and Senate votes on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2026: “On this year’s NDAA, Congress has a straightforward choice. Do lawmakers confront the use of our military for extrajudicial killings abroad and repression at home with the urgency required? Or do they take a ‘business-as-usual’ approach and authorize nearly a trillion dollars for Secretary of Defense Hegseth’s Pentagon? “Win Without War urges members to unite against the unprecedented power grab that President Trump and his crony Hegseth are attempting, and vote ‘NO’. “This call comes despite several worthy, individual provisions in the final bill text. In particular, we welcome the long-awaited repeal of the 2002 and 1991 authorizations for use of military force against Iraq. And we thank many congressional champions, including Representatives Meeks and Roy, Senators Kaine and Young, and former Congresswoman Barbara Lee, for working year after year to push their reluctant colleagues to exercise Congress’ constitutional duty to decide when and whether the United States goes to war. “Yet ultimately, that and other constructive provisions are overshadowed by the harm, Pentagon bloat, and waste this bill will again facilitate. “This NDAA simply cannot be cordoned off from our current reality, in which Trump and Hegseth deploy the National Guard to our cities to intimidate and silence our communities, while simultaneously order our servicemembers to commit extrajudicial killings in waters off of Latin America and court an unauthorized war with Venezuela. “The bill may be mammoth and complex, but the choice is simple: vote no.”
Trump’s New Immigration Policy Racist and Cruel WASHINGTON – In response to the Trump administration’s announcement that it will pause all asylum applications and take punitive measures against immigrants from countries previously targeted by Trump’s Muslim Ban, Win Without War Policy Director Sam Ratner released the following statement: “The Trump administration is exploiting a tragedy to further its racist agenda – this time, the horrific shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, DC last week.. Cutting off all asylum applications and threatening the immigration status of green card holders from many countries in the Global South is a cruel collective punishment inflicted on people attempting to seek safety for them and their families and who had nothing to do with last week’s awful crime. This policy will not make anyone, anywhere more secure. “Justice and safety require a different approach, and it is up to Congress to pursue it. We call on members to condemn this harmful policy, to rein in an utterly out of control Department of Homeland Security, and to commit to building a fair humanitarian and immigration program.” Win Without War is a diverse network of activists and national organizations working for a progressive foreign policy in the United States.
Win Without War Statement on Senate Failure to Pass War Powers Resolution to Prevent Unauthorized Strikes in Venezuela WASHINGTON – In response to the Senate’s failure to pass S.J.Res. 90, the bipartisan Kaine-Schiff-Paul War Powers Resolution to prevent President Trump’s unauthorized military operations in Venezuela, Win Without War Executive Director Sara Haghdoosti released the following statement: “After more than two months of murders at sea and a clear White House effort to lay legal groundwork for strikes inside Venezuela, too many senators looked away rather than face the truth: Donald Trump wants a blank check for war. If Congress continues shredding its own war powers, he may get it. “This vote wasn’t just a procedural failure — it was a moral one. Every missile launched without authorization erodes the rule of law, and every silence from Congress makes the next war easier to start. History will remember the senators who voted ‘yes’ as those who stood up for the Constitution. The rest chose complicity over courage. “People in Latin America face egregious harms as a result of the Senate’s failure tonight, and our democracy does as well. Congress must act quickly to ensure those harms do not grow into another all-out, endless war.” Win Without War is a diverse network of activists and national organizations working for a progressive foreign policy in the United States.
Win Without War condemns Senate rubber-stamping of Trump’s murder spree in the Caribbean Washington – Win Without War Government Relations Director Eric Eikenberry made the following statement in response to last night’s Senate vote on a War Powers Resolution to terminate military operations in the Caribbean: “It is outrageous that 51 U.S. Senators voted last night to rubber-stamp the Trump administration’s ongoing lawless campaign of extrajudicial killings in the Caribbean Sea. A bare majority of Senators, out of cowardice, indifference, or both, endorsed murder by presidential decree. As Trump kills unidentified individuals merely suspected of committing a crime and courts needless war with Maduro’s government in Venezuela, his claim to be a ‘peace’ president grows more farcical by the day. “Still, last night’s vote represents the start, not the end, of opposition to Trump’s lawless aggression in Latin America. Trump thinks he can cry ‘narcoterrorism’ to cow Congress and people across the country from standing up to his assault on the Constitution. But nearly half of the Senate, and a majority of people in this country reject Trump’s authoritarian misuse of the military. “We commend Senators Adam Schiff and Tim Kaine for introducing this resolution and demonstrating the leadership sorely needed in the struggle against authoritarian overreach and unilateral executive warmongering, and thank the 48 Senators who voted with them to uphold one of the most fundamental tenets of the Constitution – Congress, the branch closest to the people, decides when and whether the United States goes to war.”
Eric Eikenberry, government relations director at Win Without War, described the strike as part of a broader authoritarian drift. “This is the self-styled ‘peace president’ launching an open-ended military campaign in Latin America. No clear mission. No strategy. Just using the military to kill people abroad as a raw assertion of unchecked power—while leaving communities at home to suffer,” he said. Eikenberry argued that the administration is compounding the opioid crisis by cutting treatment programs while escalating military force abroad. “They kicked people off Medicaid. They’re dismantling public health and harm reduction programs that save lives,” he said. “And now they’re summarily executing people in the Caribbean — no trial, no due process.” Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/venezuela/article312082403.html#storylink=cpy
In response to today’s Senate votes on S.J.Res.34 and S.J.Res.41 to block arms sales to the Israeli government, Win Without War Government Relations Director Eric Eikenberry released the following statement: “Tonight’s vote sent a powerful message: Momentum is building to stop the atrocities in Gaza and end U.S. complicity in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s war. 27 senators stood up to Trump, Netanyahu, and business-as-usual war politics. This is the kind of leadership necessary to build the coalitions and political pressure that can save lives in Gaza, bring the hostages home, and secure a lasting ceasefire to end this horrific war. “People in Gaza have endured a man-made catastrophe at the hands of the Israeli government; in recent weeks the number of children dying from starvation has increased, and over 1,000 Palestinians have been shot while desperately seeking aid. The latest analysis indicates that a "worst-case" famine scenario is unfolding across the Strip. Multiple reports, including from journalists, from the United Nations, and from a former Gaza Humanitarian Foundation contractor, confirm that militarized aid sites set up with U.S. support are ‘designed as death traps.’ “Today’s vote demonstrates that a growing coalition is ready to end this war and prevent further mass killing, but there is still so much to be done. The path forward is clear: end U.S. complicity and secure a lasting ceasefire that protects Palestinians and brings the hostages home.”
Tweet from Basel Adra: "I can hardly believe it. My dear friend Awdah was slaughtered this evening. He was standing in front of the community center in his village when a settler fired a bullet that pierced his chest and took his life. This is how Israel erases us -- one life at a time."
Win Without War Executive Director Sara Haghdoosti made the following statement in response the slew of Islamophic and misleading attacks on New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani by members of Congress from both parties: “We condemn in the strongest terms the racist, islamophobic, and fearmongering smears against New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani by both Republican and Democratic members of Congress, including Representatives Andy Ogles, Randy Fine, and Eric Swalwell, and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. At a time when Congress should be focusing its energy on blocking President Trump’s disastrous reconciliation bill, which threatens healthcare, education, and food assistance across the country, these members are instead trying to inflame hatred and stoke their constituents’ fear. “While purporting concern for their constituents’ safety, these members are employing language that endangers their own Muslim and Arab constituents, who are increasingly subject to hate crimes and violence. While claiming to fight antisemitism, their politicization of the issue makes it harder to protect Jewish communities from actual antisemitism. It’s absurd, puts lives at risk, and needs to stop. ”The attacks on Mamdani are a moral and strategic failure. We call upon all members of Congress to condemn these smears, stand against hate in all its forms, and get to work protecting us from the Trump bill that actually threatens our way of life.”
Win Without War Executive Director Sara Haghdoosti released the following statement in response to the Senate’s vote on Senator Tim Kaine’s War Powers Resolution: “Five years after the Senate last voted to rein in unauthorized war with Iran, we’re back at the same crossroads. This time, too many lawmakers have acquiesced to Trump’s reckless strategy: using military escalation to manufacture crisis, silence dissent, and distract from his growing legal and political vulnerability. At the same time, we’re grateful to Senator Kaine for his leadership, and to every senator who stood up for the Constitution and the will of the people. While the resolution did not pass, today’s vote makes clear that the movement to restore democratic checks on war powers is not going away — and must only grow stronger from here. “This vote comes at a time when Trump is using war to not only terrorize communities abroad, but deepen chaos at home — from his criminal convictions to attacks on immigrants and LGBTQ+ communities. This month, Trump deployed Marines and National Guard troops to Los Angeles in response to protests against his immigration raids — a stark display of his willingness to stifle dissent and politicize the military. “While a temporary ceasefire with Iran may be in place, that doesn’t eliminate the risk. Trump must deescalate before more U.S. troops and families in Iran, Israel and across the region are put in harm’s way — and Congress needs to do its part to signal the diplomatic solutions its constituents really want. “This isn’t the end of the fight. Congress must keep working to reassert its war powers and push for real diplomacy over unilateral force. People in the United States want peace, accountability, and safety — not more endless war.”
Win Without War Executive Director Sara Haghdoosti made the following statement in response to reports that the Iranian military has launched missile attacks against a U.S. military base in Qatar: “We are thankful that we have not seen reports of anyone killed or injured in today’s retaliatory strikes by the Iranian government. We call on President Trump and Congress to end the cycle of escalation with the Iranian government before more potential tragedies take place. Trump has put U.S. personnel in Qatar and around the region at risk, but he still has the chance to keep them safe by pursuing good-faith diplomacy and refusing to be drawn further into this conflict. “Congress must also immediately convene to pass war powers resolutions that block Trump from further escalation and demand diplomacy. “Trump’s escalation has endangered people in Iran, Israel, and now Qatar, and threatens to plunge the region into further chaos and violence. “We have seen what happens when presidents drag us into wars based on flat out lies – hundreds of thousands are killed. People across races, backgrounds and places want the same things: to put food on the table, get healthcare when they need it, ensure their kids grow up safe. The MAGA regime is endangering Americans at home by stealing our healthcare and abducting our neighbors and people of many places abroad by launching unprovoked war. “We call upon Congress to interrupt the cycle of escalation, exercise its constitutional authority to pull the U.S. out of this war, and use every tool at its disposal to rein in both Trump and Netanyahu before they plunge us deeper into massive, uncontrolled violence.”
Win Without War Executive Director Sara Haghdoosti made the following statement in response to reports that the United States military has bombed the three nuclear facilities in Iran: “We utterly condemn President Trump’s illegal and reckless attack on the Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan nuclear facilities in Iran, which forces the United States into hostilities without the Constitutionally required congressional approval. “Now, Congress must immediately convene to pass war powers resolutions that block Trump from further escalation and demand diplomacy. “This strike does not spell the end of the Iran government’s nuclear program, which can only be reliably constrained through the type of diplomatic engagement that Trump abandoned. Instead, it threatens to be the start of a much larger war, one which immediately endangers the lives of people in Iran, people in Israel, and U.S. servicemembers around the region. No one needs more endless wars, which are unpopular precisely because people understand through brutal experience how bloody, costly, and counterproductive they are. “We call upon Congress to interrupt the cycle of escalation, exercise its constitutional authority to pull the U.S. out of this war, and use every tool at its disposal to reign in both Trump and Netanyahu before they plunge us deeper into this needless war.”