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The Senate has refused to curb Trump’s Iran war powers

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Sep 25, 20261 min read

he Senate voted 50-49 against a House-passed resolution that would have required the US to end hostilities against Iran unless Congress explicitly authorized them.

The vote leaves the military campaign without a new congressional check. Four Republican senators joined Democrats in backing the measure, but it still fell one vote short.

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