Congress Declines Again To Rein in Trump's Iran War
Senator Risch led the opposition to the war powers resolution, arguing that it would undermine the President's position in the conflict.
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Senator Risch led the opposition to the war powers resolution, arguing that it would undermine the President's position in the conflict.
Congress recently rejected bipartisan efforts to invoke the War Powers Act and end U.S. military involvement in an undeclared war with Iran, despite growing public disapproval and economic concerns.
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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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