US EditionMilitary hostilities in Iran continue after Senate tanks War Powers Resolution
All Democrats except John Fetterman backed the measure as Republicans again sided with President Donald Trump in a 47-52 vote.
- On Wednesday, the Senate rejected a Democrat-led War Powers Resolution to halt military operations in Iran, with a 47-52 vote effectively enabling the ongoing conflict.
- Since launching in late February, the war has killed more than 1,700 civilians and sparked a global fuel crisis, costing taxpayers around $50 billion without Congressional authorization.
- Sen. Tammy Duckworth criticized Republicans for putting "Trump's ego first" ahead of American interests, while Sen. Cory Booker argued Congress failed to demand accountability for the war.
- The fragile two-week ceasefire agreement is set to expire on April 21, with the war hitting the 60-day mark a week later, requiring Congressional approval for continued deployment.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth claims the U.S. has crippled Iran's naval and air forces, though regime change remains elusive as the House of Representatives considers similar war powers legislation on Thursday.
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Republicans Block Duckworth & Senate Democrats' War Powers Resolution, Once Again Voting to Continue Trump's Unjustified, Unpopular and Costly Iran Wa
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the seventh week of Donald Trump’s unjustified and illegal Iran war, U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Andy Kim (D-NJ) forced a vote on Senator Duckworth’s War Powers Resolution that would have immediate…
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Military hostilities in Iran continue after Senate tanks War Powers Resolution
(The Center Square) – For the second time in the U.S. Senate, Republicans tanked a War Powers Resolution that would have halted the ongoing U.S. military operations in Iran.
Senate Rejects Iran War Powers Bill as Fetterman Defects
The Senate voted down a Democrat-led War Powers resolution aimed at blocking President Donald Trump from launching further military operations in Iran without congressional approval, with Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman once again breaking ranks to side with Republicans and the White House. The final tally, 47 to 52, fell short of the 51 votes needed, as The Independent reported. Fetterman was the lone Democrat to cross over. Sen. Rand Paul of …
In a session fraught with political tension, the U.S. Senate rejected on Wednesday a resolution that sought to take away from President Donald Trump the authority to order further attacks against Iran without the explicit permission of Congress. With a vote of 47 to 52, the Republican majority blinded the president's war strategy, deactivating the Democratic attempt to invoke the War Powers Resolution of 1973.
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