Lawmakers are returning to Washington, as tensions continue to flare between the United States and Iran.

What do North Carolina leaders on Capitol Hill make of the latest developments? Much like Congress writ-large, they are largely divided along party lines.

Rep. Alma Adams - like other Democrats - is questioning whether the attack was justified. She says the White House has so far not told them much.

“He said that they were plotting and they had sufficient evidence, but again the evidence has not been shared,” said Adams, D-12th District.

House Democrats are working on a resolution, aimed at reining in the Trump administration’s power to pursue military action against Iran. A House vote is expected later this week.

That proposal is being met with pushback from many Republican, including Greensboro area Congressman Mark Walker.

“I never heard any of my Democratic colleagues and friends pursue this a single time, even though President Obama under his administration killed over 3,000 terrorists,” said Walker, R-6th District.

Presidents from both parties have routinely relied on 9-11 era congressional authorizations to take military action.

So is it time to update those congressionally-approved powers?

“If we need to make adjustments, I think we need to go ahead and do it because there’s no telling what this president will do,” Adams said.

“Either we should be over there or we shouldn’t be. And if we are there, it is time, I believe in my opinion, to have a reset if you will to make sure what is our ultimate goal,” Walker said, noting that his opinion on revamping the authorization has nothing to do with what recently transpired in the Middle East.

Looking ahead, lawmakers on Capitol Hill are expected to get a full briefing from top administration officials Wednesday on the drone strike.