Lawmakers to hear Iran briefing as White House weighs strikes before SOTU

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will privately brief House and Senate leadership and the top members of the intelligence committees at the White House on Iran as the administration weighs possible military action, ahead of President Trump’s State of the Union. The meeting, not on Trump’s public schedule, underscores ongoing debates over authorization for any use of force while the U.S. builds up forces in the Middle East and Iran’s nuclear program remains a flashpoint.