A resolution to rein in the U.S.’s war on Iran failed the House by one vote on Thursday, with only one Democrat voting against the legislation. House Foreign Affairs Committee ranking member Gregory Meeks’s (D-New York) war powers resolution failed 214 to 213, in a largely party line vote. Conservative Democrat Rep. Jared Golden (Maine) was the only Democrat to join most Republicans in…
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The first attempt by Senate Democrats to pass a war powers resolution since President Donald Trump’s genocidal threat against Iran last Tuesday has failed, despite the vast unpopularity of the war among the public and a looming deadline for the administration. Senators failed to advance the resolution, introduced by Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois), in a 47 to 52 vote.
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Six senators joined Democratic efforts in the Senate to introduce War Powers resolutions to end the U.S.’s war on Iran, the group announced on Monday, with one Democrat saying that ending the war is his “top priority” as talks between Iranian and U.S. officials falter. Democratic Senators Kirstin Gillibrand (New York), Mark Kelly (Arizona), Andy Kim (New Jersey), Jeff Merkley (Oregon)…
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Democratic lawmakers in the House of Representatives were unsuccessful in their attempt on Thursday to pass a war powers resolution to restrict President Donald Trump from continuing to wage war on Iran. The House opened in a pro forma session, due to the continued recess that Republicans, led by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana), began two weeks ago. To have passed…
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Backlash is continuing to grow after US House Democratic leaders made the decision to push off a war powers vote on President Donald Trump’s Iran war for more than two weeks, even though they may have the votes to pass it immediately. With Trump appearing poised to make the deathly unpopular decision to deploy ground troops into Iran within days, momentum around an act to restrict his…
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U.S. Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy (Connecticut) is urging members of his party to block all legislation in Congress until there is a War Powers Resolution vote to restrict President Donald Trump’s military actions in Iran. Trump and members of his administration have frequently referred to the U.S.’s attacks on Iran, which are being conducted jointly with Israel, as a “war.
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