US Senate rejects another war powers resolution to limit Trump on Iran
Senator Paul was the only Republican to break from his party to vote in favor of limiting the President's war powers.
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Senator Paul was the only Republican to break from his party to vote in favor of limiting the President's war powers.
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The U.S. Senate rejected a War Powers resolution to limit President Trump's military authority against Iran by a 47-53 vote. This marks the fourth failed attempt to constrain the executive branch as a 60-day legal deadline for congressional authorization approaches.
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Most coverage, including Reuters and TIME, reports that the Senate rejected the Iran war powers resolution and that Rand Paul was the only Republican to support it with Democrats. Benzinga emphasizes Paul’s criticism of the conflict’s spending and debt, while Newsmax highlights the Constitution as the reason for his vote.
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