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Senate again rejects war powers resolution

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WASHINGTON -- Despite rising political anxiety over the Iran war, senators on Thursday narrowly rejected a war powers resolution seeking to halt President Donald Trump's military action, which has been largely blamed for the spike in gas prices and become a flashpoint in the midterm election.

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  1. Just the News

    Senate rejects latest Iran War Powers resolution despite new Republican calls to end war (opens Just the News)

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    Four Senate Republicans voted with most Democrats to pass the resolution, including North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, while Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman voted against the resolution.

  2. MyNorthwest

    Senate to vote on resolution to halt the Iran war as gas prices upend midterms (opens MyNorthwest)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — Increasingly anxious about the Iran war, senators are set to vote Thursday on a war powers resolution seeking to halt President Donald Trump ‘s military action, which has been largely blamed for the spike in fuel prices and become a flashpoint in the midterm election.

  3. KOB 4

    Senate rejects resolution to halt the Iran war as gas prices upend midterms (opens KOB 4)

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    Despite increasing political anxiety over Iran war, senators narrowly rejected a war powers resolution. Thursday's vote was the 14th time the Senate sought to halt President Donald Trump’s military action.

  4. PBS NewsHour

    Senate to vote on war powers resolution to halt military action in Iran as gas prices upend midterms (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    More Republicans are peeling way from the president as the war drags on, a rare slap back to Trump, as they campaign for control of Congress.

  5. Quartz

    Senate is voting on a resolution to end the Iran war as gas hits $4.48 a gallon (opens Quartz)

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    The measure would direct President Donald Trump to remove U.S. troops from hostilities in Iran, but it does not carry the force of law

  6. NBC News

    Senate rejects resolution calling to end the Iran war, as most Republicans stick with Trump (opens NBC News)

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    The Senate voted to direct President Donald Trump to end the U.S. war with Iran, after several Republicans defected and voted with Democrats.

  7. Fox News

    4 GOP senators rebel against Trump on Iran war, vote with Dems to rein in authority (opens Fox News)

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    President Donald Trump dismissed midterm fears as Republicans defeated a Democratic war powers resolution despite surging gas and diesel prices.

  8. Bloomberg

    Senate Rejects Iran Resolution as Alarm Grows Over Gas Prices (opens Bloomberg)

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    The Republican-controlled Senate on Thursday defeated a Democratic resolution to end the war in Iran even as endangered GOP senators have started to publicly break with President Donald Trump amid the economic fallout from the widely unpopular conflict.

  9. BizPac Review

    Senate shoots down final war powers resolution before midterm elections (opens BizPac Review)

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    A war powers resolution narrowly failed to pass the Senate Thursday after only four Republicans voted for its passage. Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Rand Paul […]

  10. CBS News

    Iran war powers measure falls short in Senate, despite new GOP support (opens CBS News)

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    The Senate rejected a resolution aimed at limiting President Trump's war powers in Iran, though the Democrat-led effort picked up one new GOP supporter.

  11. Washington Examiner

    Vulnerable Republicans stick with Trump to shoot down Senate Iran war powers vote (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The Senate defeated the latest bipartisan effort Thursday to end the war in Iran with a war powers resolution, despite a growing number of Republicans in competitive elections breaking with President Donald Trump with calls to end the nearly seven-month-long conflict.

  12. NOTUS

    Senate Votes Down a Resolution to End the War with Iran (opens NOTUS)

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    Many senators backed the president’s war powers despite frustration from voters.

  13. The New Republic

    Senate Republicans Refuse to Rein in Trump’s Iran War Again (opens The New Republic)

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    Senate Republicans have once again refused to rein in President Trump’s war on Iran, voting 49–50 to block a war powers resolution on Thursday, choosing to allow the president to continue his $45 billion failed effort.

  14. The Hill

    Senate GOP defeats resolution directing Trump to end Iran war as more Republicans sour on conflict (opens The Hill)

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    The Senate on Thursday defeated a House-passed resolution directing President Trump to withdraw U.S. troops from the conflict with Iran, despite growing dissatisfaction among GOP senators over President Trump’s handling of the war.

  15. The Guardian

    Senate Republicans block Democratic effort to end US war with Iran (opens The Guardian)

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    GOP stymies House-passed war powers resolution as conflict passes 200-day mark with 19 US service members killed Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked a Democratic effort to end the US war with Iran, voting 49-50 against a House-passed war powers resolution as the conflict passed the 200-day mark, …

  16. News Nation Now

    Senate GOP defeats resolution directing Trump to end Iran war (opens News Nation Now)

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    Centrist Sen. John Fetterman, an ardent supporter of Israel, was the only Democrat to vote against it.

  17. Al-Monitor

    US Senate rejects resolution curbing Trump's Iran war powers (opens Al-Monitor)

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    WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (Reuters) - The US Senate on Thursday narrowly rejected a Democratic-led resolution aiming to stop the Iran war until hostilities are authorized by Congress. The Senate voted 50 to 49 to reject the resolution, which had passed the House of Representatives in July.

  18. NPR

    In one of their last votes before November, Senate GOP blocks effort to end Iran war (opens NPR)

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    The vote on a war powers resolution introduced by Democrats came at a moment when some Republicans have begun to distance themselves from President Trump over the ongoing conflict.

  19. New York Post

    Senate slaps down yet another attempt to scuttle Trump’s Iran war powers (opens New York Post)

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    The Senate once again narrowly voted down a war powers resolution aimed at curtailing President Trump's authority to use military force on Iran.

  20. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Senate narrowly rejects war powers resolution to halt Iran war (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite rising political anxiety over the Iran war, senators on Thursday narrowly rejected a war powers resolution seeking to halt President Donald Trump ‘s military action, which has been largely blamed for the spike in gas prices and become a flashpoint in the midterm election.

  21. UPI

    Senate rejects Iran war powers resolution despite more GOP support (opens UPI)

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    The U.S. Senate voted down a resolution Thursday calling for President Donald Trump to end the war with Iran despite more GOP support for the bill.

  22. ABC News

    Senate again fails to adopt Iran War Powers Resolution despite growing criticism (opens ABC News)

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    Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins, Rand Paul and Thom Tillis joined all but one Democrat, Sen. John Fetterman, in voting in favor of the resolution.

  23. Cleveland Plain Dealer

    Husted, Moreno vote no again on Iran war powers (opens Cleveland Plain Dealer)

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    The War Powers resolution failed 49-50 in the Senate, with Sens. Jon Husted and Bernie Moreno, both Ohio Republicans, voting against the measure.

  24. Newsweek

    List of Republicans Who Backed Democratic Bid To End Trump's Iran War (opens Newsweek)

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    The Senate vote to curb President Donald Trump's war on Iran narrowly failed on Thursday.

  25. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Senate again rejects war powers resolution (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    WASHINGTON -- Despite rising political anxiety over the Iran war, senators on Thursday narrowly rejected a war powers resolution seeking to halt President Donald Trump's military action, which has been largely blamed for the spike in gas prices and become a flashpoint in the midterm election.

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