US Senate rejects another war powers resolution to limit Trump on Iran
Senator Jim Risch said President Trump had the authority and duty to act.
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Senator Jim Risch said President Trump had the authority and duty to act.
The Senate rejected a resolution to limit President Donald Trump’s authority to continue the Iran war, 47-53, with one Republican voting for it and one Democrat against it. The article says lawmakers may face a more consequential test at the war’s 60-day mark under the War Powers Act.
president whose authority to wage war the resolution sought to limit
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Democratic senator who voted against the resolution
Treasury secretary who described planned financial actions
White House spokesperson who commented on ceasefire talks
Republican senator who voted for the resolution
Roll Call covers both the Iran war-powers resolution and the effort to block arms sales to Israel, reporting James Risch’s arguments against them. The New York Times emphasizes divisions among Democrats over arming Israel, while Geo presents the Senate’s action as backing Trump’s Iran war and notes Risch’s criticism of supporters of the resolution.
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