US EditionSenate Blocks Bid to Cancel Arms Sales to Israel as Iran War Deepens Democratic Divide
Democrats backed the limits by wide margins, but the resolutions fell short of the votes needed to halt $450 million in sales.
- On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate rejected two joint resolutions of disapproval aimed at blocking $150 million in 1,000-pound bombs and $300 million in bulldozers for Israel, with votes failing 36-63 and 40-59.
- Earlier on Wednesday, Senate Democrats voted nearly unanimously to pass a War Powers Resolution blocking President Donald Trump's ongoing war against Iran, though the measure failed 47-52, revealing internal party tensions.
- Potential 2028 presidential contenders, including Arizona Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego, supported both resolutions, with Kelly arguing that U.S. support for allies must prioritize national strength and safety.
- Cavan Kharrazian of Demand Progress called the vote "historic" but expressed frustration that Democrats opposed the Iran war yet authorized offensive weapons, arguing, "You cannot oppose a war in one vote and fuel it with bombs in the next.
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Senate rejects effort to halt arms sales to Israel, but most Democrats vote to block them
More than three dozen Democrats supported an effort by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday to block arms sales to Israel, signaling a growing discontent in the party with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the wars in Gaza and Iran.The two resolutions to block U.S. sales of bulldozers and bombs to Israel were opposed by all Republicans and rejected 40-59 and 36-63. But Sanders has repeatedly forced votes on the issue to put pressure on h…
The US Senate has rejected two joint resolutions introduced by Senator Bernie Sanders to block proposed US arms sales worth nearly $500 million to Israel. In a series of votes on Wednesday, the upper chamber disagreed with motions aimed at stopping the transfer of weapons to the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Several Democratic senators, including Rich Blumenthal, Chris Coons, Catherine Cortez Masto, John Fetterman, Kirsten Gil…
Dozens of Dems flip on Israel, vote to ban arms sales in protest of Iran war – Democratic Accent
More Senate Democrats than ever before voted to halt arms sales and military bulldozers to Israel as an act of protest against President Donald Trump’s war in Iran. The late-night vote on Wednesday, which saw both of Sen. Bernie Sanders’, I-Vt., resolutions fail, signaled a shift among Senate Democrats, who in several previous attempts by the progressive had joined Republicans to support the Jewish state. Combined, Sanders’ resolutions would hav…
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