Iran war powers resolution blocked in Senate as conflict heats up
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WASHINGTON — The Senate again rejected advancing a measure to direct President Donald Trump to end the war in Iran, a vote that comes as a brief respite in fighting appears to be over.
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Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked a resolution directing President Trump to withdraw U.S. troops from hostilities with Iran, despite growing GOP discomfort over the expansion of the war and the impact it’s having on energy prices.
WASHINGTON — The Senate again rejected advancing a measure to direct President Donald Trump to end the war in Iran, a vote that comes as a brief respite in fighting appears to be over.
The Senate narrowly voted down a measure Thursday that would have forced President Donald Trump to remove U.S. armed forces from “hostilities” with Iran. In a 50-49 vote, the Senate voted against advancing a war powers resolution to constrain Trump’s ability to wage war without approval by Congress.
WASHINGTON — For the second time in as many weeks, a War Powers Resolution aimed at curbing President Donald Trump’s war with Iran failed to pass the U.S. Senate Thursday. The vote breakdown, 49-50, fell along familiar lines as previous War Powers votes, with Republican Sens.
Measure fails 49-50 as US launches new retaliatory attacks in Iran and lawmakers question the prolonged conflict US politics live – latest updates The US Senate on Thursday rejected a largely symbolic effort to limit Donald Trump ’s authority to wage war in Iran, amid rising regional tensions after …
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