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Senate rejects bill to curb Trump on Iran. That fits a long pattern on war powers.

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The Senate’s failure to pass a war powers resolution curbing the president’s ability to keep attacking Iran – with a similar expected outcome in the House – represents the latest example of how Congress in recent decades has become more of a bystander than a decider on U.S. military operations. The House plans to vote … Read more

Home loans, gas, groceries: How the Iran war could upend Trump’s touted economic gains

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A week ago, President Donald Trump stood before Congress and made the case that his economic agenda was working. The stock market was up, gas prices were down, inflation was slowing and mortgage rates were dropping. Less than four days later, he began bombing Iran and threw those gains into jeopardy. Aside from the human … Read more

Senate blocks resolution that would have restricted Trump’s war in Iran

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WASHINGTON — The GOP-led Senate on Wednesday rejected a war powers resolution aimed at restricting President Donald Trump’s ability to carry out further military action against Iran. The vote was 47-53, short of the simple majority needed to move the resolution to the Senate floor. Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania was the only Democrat to … Read more

Senate voting on Trump’s war powers after attack on Iran

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Senate voting on Trump’s war powers after attack on Iran – CBS News Watch CBS News Members of Congress are voting Wednesday on a war powers resolution aimed at blocking President Trump from using additional military force against Iran without approval. CBS News congressional correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns has more. Source link

US soldiers who died in the Iran war remembered for their service and devotion to their families

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WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Sgt. Declan Coady had been sending his family updates from Kuwait every hour or two after the U.S. and Israel launched their military campaign against Iran, letting them know he was OK, even as Iran launched retaliatory strikes against Israel and Gulf Arab states that host U.S. armed forces. When … Read more

U.S. service members killed in the Iran war include a Minnesota mom and an Iowa college student. Here’s what we know.

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Since the war in Iran started on Saturday, six American service members have been killed, including a Minnesota mother of two, an Iowa college student and a Florida native remembered by his family as the “life of the party.” Four of the fallen service members, all members of the U.S. Army Reserve, have been identified … Read more