House Republicans pull vote on Iran war powers measure
House Republicans abruptly pulled legislation to curb President Donald Trump's ability to continue the war with Iran on Thursday.
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House Republicans abruptly pulled legislation to curb President Donald Trump's ability to continue the war with Iran on Thursday.

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House Republicans abruptly pulled legislation to curb President Donald Trump's ability to continue the war with Iran on Thursday.
Republicans called off a vote that would have sought to reject a war powers resolution aimed at curbing President Donald Trump's ability to conduct the war in Iran without congressional app...
House of Representatives leaders abruptly cancelled a vote on a resolution to limit President Donald Trump's war powers in Iran just as Republicans were on the verge of losing the vote due...
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House Republicans delayed a vote on a war powers resolution that would restrict President Donald Trump’s ability to continue U. S. military operations in Iran.
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Republicans struggled Thursday to find the votes to dismiss legislation that would compel President Donald Trump to withdraw from the war with Iran, delaying planned votes on the matter int...
Republicans are struggling to find the votes to dismiss legislation that would compel President Trump to withdraw from the war with Iran.
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House Republican leadership abruptly canceled a vote on a resolution to limit President Trump’s war powers in Iran, multiple outlets […]
President Donald Trump has appeared to utilize America’s military strength as leverage to bring a stubborn Iranian regime back to the negotiating table, while pausing further U. S. and Isra...
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Republicans didn't draw enough votes to dismiss legislation that would lead President Trump to withdraw from the war with Iran.
Cancellation, which avoids embarrassment for Trump, is latest signal of diminishing congressional support for war House Republicans canceled a scheduled Thursday vote on a war powers resolu...
House Republicans abruptly canceled a vote on a War Powers resolution that would have curtailed President Donald Trump's military operation against Iran, drawing sharp criticism from Democr...
GOP struggles to find votes to dismiss legislation, delaying matter until June as frustration with Iran war grows on Capitol Hill
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House GOP leadership pulled a scheduled vote Thursday to rein in President Trump's military campaign in Iran after it became clear they did not have the votes to defeat it. Why it matters:...
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