On Capitol Hill, Democratic senators are expressing alarm after receiving a classified briefing ahead of today’s war powers resolution vote. This is Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal: “I just want to say I am more fearful than ever, after this briefing, that we may be putting boots on the ground.”

Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts posted this message online after the briefing.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren: “I just left a classified briefing on Iran, and here’s what I can say. It is so much worse than you thought. You are right to be worried. The Trump administration has no plan in Iran. This illegal war is based on lies, and it was launched without any imminent threat to our nation. Donald Trump still hasn’t given a single clear reason for this war, and he seems to have no plan for how to end it, either.”