US Senate refuses to rein in Trump, allowing him to continue Iran strikes expanding Middle East war

The US Senate on Wednesday rejected an effort to curb President Donald Trump’s authority to continue military operations against Iran, voting largely along party lines to block a war powers resolution that would have required congressional approval for the expanding conflict. The measure failed by a vote of 53 to 47, allowing the administration to…

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Five Republicans side with Democrats as Senate advances war powers bill to block Trump from further action in Venezuela

The US Senate passed a resolution on Thursday that will prevent President Donald Trump from taking further military action against Venezuela with congressional approval. All Democrats and five Republicans voted to advance the war powers resolution, which passed with a 52-47 lead, and will now see a voting next week for final passage. However, there…

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