Drugmakers Ask SCOTUS to Restore Mifepristone: GovBrief #457

Donald Trump thought he found another loophole.

He told Congress Friday hostilities with Iran had ended. By Saturday he was rejecting Iran’s peace proposal because Iran hadn’t “paid a big enough price.” Last night, Rubio used emergency authority to bypass Congress and sell $8.6 billion in arms to Israel, Qatar, Kuwait, and the UAE, including a Patriot missile resupply for the war that supposedly ended.

The ceasefire was the alleged loophole. Trump claimed declaring a ceasefire reset his clock with Congress. Two days later he’s back to threatening Iran while Americans pay $4.43 a gallon for gas, up 35 cents in a week. Reach your senators tonight through Resistbot or 5 Calls and demand a war powers vote with teeth, one Trump can’t dodge by yelling “ceasefire” like it’s the magic word that makes Congress disappear.

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Today's Quote

I will soon be reviewing the plan that Iran has just sent to us, but can’t imagine that it would be acceptable in that they have not yet paid a big enough price for what they have done to Humanity, and the World, over the last 47 years. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

Donald Trump post on social media on May 1, 2026