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Fetterman again breaks with Democrats, vows to oppose Iran war powers vote

Apr 9, 2026Center Right

Sen. John Fetterman said he will once again vote against a Democratic effort to curtail President Trump's war powers in Iran -- calling Iran itself a decades-long affront to global stability and pushing back on party calls to remove the president from office.

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Republicans will almost certainly block Democrats’ efforts to pass legislation amid ‘fragile’ two-week US-Iran ceasefireHouse Democrats will attempt to pass a resolution on Thursday curtailing Donald Trump’s war powers over Iran – a move Republicans will almost certainly block, but one that signals unease on Capitol Hill about a Middle Eastern conflict on…

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