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House rejects bid to curb Trump's war powers on Iran
Democrats have questioned whether the US faced the kind of "imminent" threat from Iran that would legally allow the president to take military action on his own.
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House Turns Back Bid to Restrict Trump’s War Powers in Iran
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A handful of Democrats joined Republicans to defeat an effort to force President Trump to go to Congress for approval to continue using force against Iran, while two G.O.P. lawmakers backed it.
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