US Senate votes down resolution to restrict Trump from escalating Iran war

Democratic effort fails in mostly partisan vote, hours after US president says he would consider more bombing

Senate Democrats failed on Friday to get a war-powers resolution passed to limit Donald Trump's ability to single-handedly escalate the war with Iran. The resolution, to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran", was voted down 53-47.

The vote on the resolution, introduced by the Democratic senator Tim Kaine of Virginia, split along mainly partisan lines. One Republican, Rand Paul of Kentucky, voted for it; one Democrat, John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, voted against it.