Senate for first time approves a war powers resolution in a rebuke to Trump over Iran conflict
The Senate for the first time has approved a war powers resolution to block U.S. military action against Iran.
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The Senate for the first time has approved a war powers resolution to block U.S. military action against Iran.

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The Senate for the first time has approved a war powers resolution to block U.S. military action against Iran.
The Senate voted 50-48 in favor of the concurrent resolution, which passed the House of Representatives earlier this month, reflecting growing concern about the unpopular conflict.
Iran insists there are no plans for inspections of its bombed nuclear sites, but Trump says Tehran "fully and completely" agreed to let inspectors return.
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WASHINGTON — The Republican-led U.S. Senate served up a rare public check on President Donald Trump’s agenda Tuesday when it voted to approve a House-passed War Powers Resolution to end hos...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate for the first time approved a war powers resolution Tuesday seeking to block U.S. military action against Iran, as lawmakers warily watch President Donald Trump...
The Senate voted to adopt a war powers resolution to limit President Donald Trump's military authority over Iran.
The resolution offers a symbolic rebuke of the military campaign Trump launched against Iran, but lacks clear legal enforceability without his signature.
The Senate has voted to take away President Trump's power to wage war with Iran. NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Virginia Democrat Tim Kaine, a sponsor of the bill.
The Senate on Tuesday approved a House-passed resolution directing President Trump to withdraw U.S. troops from hostilities against Iran. The […]
It marked the first time Congress has instructed a president to end a military action since the War Powers Resolution of 1973 was enacted.
WASHINGTON — The Republican-led U.S. Senate served up a rare public check on President Donald Trump’s agenda Tuesday when it voted to approve a House-passed War Powers Resolution to end hos...
The Senate approved a war powers resolution that rebukes President Trump by calling for an end to the war in Iran. While the vote is largely symbolic, it is a rare bipartisan pushback regar...
The Senate passed a non-binding war powers resolution Tuesday directing President Donald Trump to remove U.S. forces from hostilities in Iran or seek congressional approval to continue the...
WASHINGTON — The Republican-led U.S. Senate served up a rare public check on President Donald Trump’s agenda Tuesday when it voted to approve a House-passed War Powers Resolution to end hos...
WASHINGTON — The Republican-led U.S. Senate served up a rare public check on President Donald Trump’s agenda Tuesday when it voted to approve a House-passed War Powers Resolution to end hos...
WASHINGTON — The Republican-led U.S. Senate served up a rare public check on President Donald Trump’s agenda Tuesday when it voted to approve a House-passed War Powers Resolution to end hos...
'The president cannot continue this war of choice'
WASHINGTON — The Republican-led U.S. Senate served up a rare public check on President Donald Trump’s agenda Tuesday when it voted to approve a House-passed War Powers Resolution to end hos...
It comes as the Pentagon is seeking $80 billion from Congress mostly for the Iran war as it backfills munitions and stockpiles.
It was the first time both chambers of Congress passed a resolution directing a president to remove US armed forces from hostilities
The Senate for the first time has approved a war powers resolution to block U.S. military action against Iran.
Maine Sen. Susan Collins is again among 4 Republicans to support the largely symbolic measure.
Four Republicans broke ranks with Senate Republicans today and voted with the Democrats to pass a resolution directing Trump to end the Iran war. Rand Paul, Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins, a...
Four Republican senators broke ranks to join nearly all Democrats in supporting a war powers resolution calling on the Trump administration to withdraw U.S. troops from the war with Iran. G...
The resolution is not binding, but Congress, much like the American public, is losing patience with the president’s war
The Senate has passed a war powers resolution on Iran for the first time.
The Senate for the first time has approved a war powers resolution to block U.S. military action against Iran.
The Senate for the first time has approved a war powers resolution to block U.S. military action against Iran.
The Senate for the first time has approved a war powers resolution to block U.S. military action against Iran.
The Senate for the first time has approved a war powers resolution to block U.S. military action against Iran.
The Senate for the first time has approved a war powers resolution to block U.S. military action against Iran.
The Senate for the first time has approved a war powers resolution to block U.S. military action against Iran.
The Senate for the first time has approved a war powers resolution to block U.S. military action against Iran.
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