Congress is refusing to use its power to stop Trump's Iran war, which is bad news for Americans paying for an unpopular conflict and good news only for Trump's free hand to keep escalating.

• Trump keeps setting fake deadlines on Iran, then backing off because attacking oil sites would crash the economy.
• The war is now less popular than Vietnam or Iraq, but Trump keeps doubling down anyway.
• The War Powers Act gives the Senate a clear path to step in, but Republicans only want to co-sign a letter supporting Trump.
• Trump also reignited tariff threats on Europe, sending markets back into chaos after the Supreme Court had given him an off-ramp.
• Outside of a few names like Bernie Sanders, Thomas Massie, and Marjorie Taylor Greene, lawmakers are too scared of Trump to act.

Outlook: Without primary voters throwing out incumbents, Congress will keep rubber-stamping the war and the economic damage will keep piling up.