Senate votes down measure aiming to limit Trump’s war powers by 53-47 vote
by Lauren Gambino from World news | The Guardian on (#74B9H)
Republicans block resolution to take up the measure, which Democrats vow to bring up again and again and again'
Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked a measure that aimed to rein in Donald Trump's power to wage war against Iran without congressional authorization.
The 53-47 vote against taking up the measure fell almost completely along party lines, with no movement from earlier this month when Republicans blocked Democrats' bid to limit Trump's war-making power in the days after the joint US-Israeli strikes, known as Operation Epic Fury, began across Iran.
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