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US Senate rejects limits on Trump war powers, as Hegseth vows 'death and destruction' for Iran | National & World News

Trump ordered U.S. forces to join Israel’s strikes, prompting the Senate dispute over war powers.

US Senate rejects limits on Trump war powers, as Hegseth vows 'death and destruction' for Iran | National & World News
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The Senate rejected a War Powers Resolution 47-52, leaving President Trump’s military campaign in Iran without the proposed new limit. Senators split over whether the president can continue the operation without congressional authorization.

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Donald Trump R · President of the United States
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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who ordered U.S. military action in Iran

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Tim Kaine
D · VA · SEN

Senator who sponsored and argued for the War Powers Resolution

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Lindsey Graham
Former U.S. Senator (R-SC)

Senator who argued against the War Powers Resolution

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Pete Hegseth
R · Secretary of Defense

Defense Secretary who described the continuing military offensive

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Mike Johnson
R · LA-4

Speaker who opposed Congress limiting the president’s military action

John Fetterman
D · PA · SEN

Senator who voted against moving ahead with the resolution

James E. Risch
R · ID · SEN

Senator who defended presidents’ use of military force without congressional approval

White House press secretary who described the administration’s objectives and ground-troop plans

Gary C. Peters
D · MI · SEN

Senator who argued that Congress has the sole power to declare war

Rand Paul
R · KY · SEN

Senator and resolution cosponsor who voted to advance it

ALSO MENTIONED  Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader, killed in the strikes; Dan Caine, Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who briefed reporters on military operations; Richard Nixon, Former president who vetoed the 1973 War Powers Resolution

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Senate Rejects Resolution to Limit Trump’s Iran War Powers

Center outlets report that Trump continued military action against Iran while lawmakers sought to limit his authority over the operation. Center outlets frame the story as a dispute over presidential authority; The Miami Times adds the Senate’s rejection of the resolution and senators’ disagreement about congressional authorization.

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