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Republican lawmaker reveals colleagues privately cheered his defiance of TrumpA 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.

Washington Examiner7d agoWhole story →

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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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Senate Iran war powers vote fails 49-50 as Fetterman sides with GOPThe Senator has voted against resolutions that would try to rein in Trump's military operations in Iran - one flash point in Fetterman's ongoing war with his own party.

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Senate slaps down yet another attempt to scuttle Trump's Iran war powersThe Senate once again narrowly voted down a war powers resolution aimed at curtailing President Trump's authority to use military force on Iran.

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Senate Iran War Powers Fails, Group Tries to Block War in CourtsAfter Congress failed again to stop Trump’s Iran war, NIAC Action filed suit to get the war declared unconstitutional.

The Intercept11d agoWhole story →

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US Senate rejects Democratic-led resolution to curb Trump's Iran war powersFour Republicans — Senators Susan Collins of Maine, Rand Paul of Kentucky, Thom Tillis of North Carolina and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska — voted in favor.

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Vulnerable Republicans stick with Trump to defeat Senate Iran war powers voteThe Senate defeated the latest Iran war powers resolution despite a growing number of Republicans with reelections calling for the conflict to end.

Washington Examiner11d agoWhole story →

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Senate set to vote on resolution targeting Trump's Iran war powersThe Senate is set to vote on a war powers resolution that would urge President Donald Trump to end U.S. military operations against Iran.

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Senate to vote on resolution to halt the Iran war as gas prices upend midtermsIncreasingly 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. More Republicans are breaking with the president over the war, which has been largely blamed for the spike in fuel prices and become a flashpoint in the…

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution11d agoWhole story →

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Senate Republicans have 1 more chance to oppose the Iran war before the midtermsDemocrats only need one more Republican vote to approve a war powers resolution before Election Day.

POLITICO12d agoWhole story →

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Iran war powers vote opens new front in Staten Island congressional battleMike DeCillis accused Rep. Nicole Malliotakis of voting to continue a "forever war."

Staten Island Advance18d agoWhole story →

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Iowa Republicans in battleground House races vote to halt the Iran warTwo House Republicans in battleground Iowa districts switched their votes on an Iran war powers resolution to halt President Donald Trump’s ability to continue military action without congressional approval. One of them, Rep. Zach Nunn, recently campaigned alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Nunn and Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks voted with five…

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution19d agoWhole story →

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Iran war powers resolution passes House with seven Republican defectionsReps. Nancy Mace (R-SC), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), and Zach Nunn (R-IA) newly broke with GOP leadership to support the measure.

Washington Examiner20d agoWhole story →

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House passes measure intended to halt the Iran warThe House on Tuesday passed a largely symbolic measure intended to halt the war in Iran - the latest bipartisan attempt to limit President Donald Trump’s war powers.The vote advanced by a margin of 220 to 204. Seven Republicans joined Democrats in supporting it, the largest number of GOP lawmakers so far to publicly oppose the war.

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GOP congressman defies Trump on Iran but keeps his endorsementGOP Rep. Tom Barrett voted for the third time to limit President Donald Trump’s Iran war powers in late July — attempting to help drive a stinging rebuke of the commander-in-chief that can only pass if members of his own party sign on.

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Combat vet chokes up in fiery Iran speech as Dems move to curb Trump’s war powersUS Sen. Tim Sheehy choked up on the Senate floor opposing the Iran War Powers Resolution, invoking a fallen friend killed by an Iranian bomb and decades of attacks from the regime.

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House votes to restrict Trump’s Iran war powers in latest rebuke over the conflictBy Ellis Kim, CNN (CNN) — The US House voted to halt President Donald Trump’s war in Iran absent congressional approval, the latest repudiation by lawmakers of the president’s handling of the conflict. Four Republicans voted with Democrats in support of the measure, which was brought Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal. The vote was 214 to

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district Republican opposed bombing Iran as 2024 candidateRep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA) criticized his GOP rival, dubbing him a neocon for supporting regime change and “bombing Iran” while a candidate for Congress.

Washington Examiner4mo agoWhole story →

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