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Senate advances bill aimed at ending Iran War

Cassidy broke with Republicans to support the Senate measure seeking to end U.S. participation in the Iran war.

Senate advances bill aimed at ending Iran War
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The Senate advanced a measure aimed at making President Donald Trump withdraw from the Iran war in a 50-47 vote, with Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy joining supporters for the first time. The vote highlighted growing Republican unease about the conflict, though the effort may not advance further.

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Bill Cassidy
R · LA · SEN

Louisiana senator who supported the Senate war-powers measure

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose Iran war the Senate measure seeks to end

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Christopher Murphy
D · CT · SEN

Connecticut senator who criticized the war’s economic effects in a floor speech

Susan M. Collins
R · ME · SEN

Maine senator who voted for the measure

Todd Young
R · IN · SEN

Indiana senator who later reversed his support for a Venezuela war-powers measure

Lisa Murkowski
R · AK · SEN

Alaska senator who voted for the measure

John Fetterman
D · PA · SEN

Pennsylvania senator who voted against the measure

Mike Rounds
R · SD · SEN

South Dakota senator who supports the war but said Republicans want a longer-term plan

Chuck Schumer
D · NY · SEN

Senate Democratic leader who said Democrats would continue pressing for limits on the war

Josh Hawley
R · MO · SEN

Missouri senator who later reversed his support for a Venezuela war-powers measure

Marco Rubio
Secretary of State

Secretary of State who agreed to a public hearing on the administration’s Venezuela strategy

John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Texas senator whose primary opponent Trump endorsed

Rand Paul
R · KY · SEN

Kentucky senator who voted for the measure

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Senate Advances Iran War Powers Resolution With Cassidy’s Support

The Senate advanced an Iran war-powers resolution in a 50-47 vote, with Bill Cassidy voting to move it forward. Left-leaning outlets frame Cassidy’s vote as a post-primary break with Trump and raise questions about its timing. Center outlets mainly explain the resolution, Cassidy’s support, lawmakers’ differing views and the measure’s uncertain prospects. Right-leaning outlets also connect the vote to Cassidy’s primary loss but describe it as a reversal or defection.

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