"Three Republican senators have joined Democrats in the United States Senate in voting to advance a bill to limit President Donald Trump's ability to strike Iran without congressional approval. While the bill ultimately fell short in a 50-49 tally on Wednesday, the vote showed that cracks in the support for the war are starting to show in Trump's Republican Party."
"It was the seventh such vote since the start of the war, and it received the highest level of support so far. Democratic Senator John Fetterman a pro-Israel hawk sided with the Republican majority, single-handedly helping Trump's party block the bill. Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski broke ranks with her own party for the first time and voted in favour of the War Powers Resolution."
"Susan Collins who is facing a tough re-election battle in Maine voted for the resolution for the second time. Rand Paul, a Kentucky libertarian who has consistently voted to curb the president's war authorities, was the third to vote for the resolution. Trump never sought congressional authorisation to go to attack Iran, although the US Constitution gives lawmakers the sole authority to declare war."
"Since the start of the conflict, Democrats have repeatedly put forward bills under the War Powers Resolution of 1973 to limit Trump's authority to order the US military into hostilities without authorisation from Congress. The law was passed in the wake of the Vietnam War to curb what was seen at that time as executive overreach to take the US to war. Senator Tim Kaine underscored the progress in Wednesday's vote."
Three Republican senators joined Democrats in voting to advance a bill limiting President Donald Trump’s ability to strike Iran without congressional approval. The bill fell short 50-49, but the vote marked the highest level of support for such limits so far. Democratic Senator John Fetterman sided with the Republican majority and helped block the bill. Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski voted in favor of the War Powers Resolution for the first time, and Susan Collins supported it for the second time amid a difficult re-election campaign. Rand Paul also voted for the resolution. Trump did not seek congressional authorization for attacks on Iran, despite Congress holding sole authority to declare war. Democrats have repeatedly used the War Powers Resolution of 1973 to curb executive authority.
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