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Mass Protests Urged Following Failed War Powers Act Vote to Stop War in Iran
“The American people will remember who voted to continue an illegal, unnecessary war,” said one progressive advocate.
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Iran War Powers Resulution Voted Down in House – 219 to 212
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The Iran War Powers Resolution failed to pass a vote in the US House of Representatives today.
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House to vote on curbing Trump's Iran war powers
The House resolution to rein in Trump's war powers in Iran is expected to fail, after the Senate resolution was voted down Wednesday.
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Senate Punts on Iran War Powers as Ground War Grows More Likely
Lawmakers are refusing to acknowledge what is increasingly looking like a big, long war.
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House Turns Back Bid to Restrict Trump’s War Powers in Iran
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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US House rejects war powers resolution to end Trump’s hostilities with Iran
Democratic-backed measure that would have forced US to withdraw troops failed by a vote of 212-219Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe US House of Representatives on Thursday voted down a Democratic-backed measure to halt hostilities with Iran, as Republicans cleared the way for Donald Trump to continue the…
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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 blocks war powers resolution that would have curbed Trump's actions in Iran
The House Thursday shot down a war powers resolution that aimed to stop President Trump from taking further military action in Iran without congressional backing, a day after the Senate blocked a similar measure.
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Centrist House Democrats bail Trump out on push to rein in war powers over Iran
President Donald Trump scored a bipartisan win on Thursday when four House Democrats tanked legislation restricting his powers prosecute the war against the Iranian regime. The resolution, sponsored by Reps. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY), failed 219-212. Four Democrats joined almost all Republicans in voting against the legislation, which would…
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