WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) – A majority of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday backed President Donald Trump’s military campaign against Iran, voting to block a bipartisan resolution aiming to stop the air war and require that any hostilities against Iran be authorized by Congress. As voting continued, the tally in the 100-member chamber was 52-47 […]
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Majority of US Senate votes to block bid to rein in Trump Iran war powers, voting continues
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WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) – A majority of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday backed President Donald Trump’s military campaign against Iran, voting to block a bipartisan resolution aiming to stop the air war and require that any hostilities against Iran be authorized by Congress.
As voting continued, the tally in the 100-member chamber was 52-47 not to advance the war powers resolution.
(Reporting by Patricia Zengerle; Additional reporting by Richard Cowan and Noland D. McCaskill; editing by Mark Porter)