US Senate rejects resolution curbing Trump's Iran war powers

US Senate rejects resolution curbing Trump's Iran war powers

The ​US ‌Senate on Thursday ​narrowly rejected a ‌Democratic-led resolution aiming to stop the Iran war until ‌hostilities are authorized ‌by Congress.

The Senate voted 50 to 49 to ⁠reject ​the ⁠resolution, which had passed the ⁠House of Representatives in ​July. The vote was largely ⁠along party lines, with ⁠most ​of President Donald Trump's Republicans rejecting ⁠the measure and almost ⁠every ⁠Democrat voting for it.

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