One Vote, One War: How a Lone Democrat Helped Sink Effort to Stop Trump’s Iran Assault
Representative Jared Golden was the lone Democrat to vote against the War Powers Resolution, effectively allowing the military action to continue.
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Representative Jared Golden was the lone Democrat to vote against the War Powers Resolution, effectively allowing the military action to continue.
A War Powers Resolution to halt President Trump's unauthorized hostilities against Iran failed by one vote in the House, with Democrat Jared Golden casting the deciding vote against the measure.
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Outlets across the spectrum identify Golden as the sole Democratic defector whose vote narrowly defeated the resolution. Left-leaning publications like Common Dreams and The New Republic frame his action as "tanking" the effort to curb military authority, while the Washington Examiner and CBS News focus on Golden’s stated concern that the measure would weaken the U.S. negotiating position.
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