US House votes down latest effort to curtail Trump’s power to wage Iran war
Representative Jared Golden was the sole Democrat to vote against the resolution intended to rein in the president's military authority.
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Representative Jared Golden was the sole Democrat to vote against the resolution intended to rein in the president's military authority.
The U.S. House narrowly defeated a war powers resolution intended to curtail President Trump's authority to wage war against Iran, following a similar defeat in the Senate.
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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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