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Republican lawmaker reveals colleagues privately cheered his defiance of Trump

A Republican congressman who broke with President Donald Trump over the war in Iran says several GOP colleagues privately told him they supported his vote but did not feel free to join him.Rep. Tom Barrett (R-MI), a freshman in a battleground district, told The Washington Sun that colleagues private...

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Trump's Iran war couldn’t pass an auditNon-binding Senate war votes and emergency military spending reveal a fundamental constitutional control failure in US governance.

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Fetterman bucks party again, votes against Iran War Powers resolution(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, once again, was the only Democrat on Thursday to vote against a resolution which would limit President Donald

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Alsobrooks cites family matter for missing 49-50 Senate vote on Iran war powersSen. Angela Alsobrooks’ office cited an urgent family matter after she missed a 49-50 Senate vote on an Iran war powers resolution.

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List of Republicans Who Backed Democratic Bid To End Trump's Iran WarThe Senate vote to curb President Donald Trump's war on Iran narrowly failed on Thursday.

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Senate to vote on resolution to halt Iran war as gas prices riseIncreasingly anxious about the Iran war, senators are set to vote on a war powers resolution. Thursday's vote is the 14th time the Senate would seek to halt President Donald Trump’s military action.

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