Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky, Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Bill Cassidy of Louisiana joined nearly every Senate Democrat to adopt the resolution in a 50-48 vote.
A Republican senator on Thursday expressed skepticism about the tentative agreement struck by Iran and the U.S., which replaces the previous Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) dissolved under the first Trump administration. “They’re going to have to come explain this because we did have very serious problems with the JCPOA. I don’t want to see JCPOA 2.0,” Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), who sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee, told NewsNation’s Joe Khalil. #Ernst #Iran #War #Trump #MOU #MemorandumofUnderstanding READ MORE: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5931086-republican-senator-iran-agreement-concerns/
The American foreign policy class should shed its addiction to military force.
The legislation passed in a 215 to 208 vote, which saw Republican Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Tom Barrett of Michigan and Warren Davidson of Ohio vote in favor of the measure with all Democrats.
The 1973 War Powers Act gives the president 60 days to get congressional approval to declare war.
State of the Union: Sen. Bill Cassidy, who lost his primary to a Trump-endorsed candidate on Saturday, voted yes after previously voting no. The post Senate Advances Resolution to Curb Trump’s Iran War Powers appeared first on The American Conservative .
The Senate on Tuesday voted to advance a War Powers resolution to halt the Iran war unless Congress authorizes further hostilities. The motion to discharge the bill from committee passed 50-47, following seven failed attempts to do so. GOP Senators Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Rand Paul of Kentucky, Susan Collins of Maine, and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska joined Democrats to vote in favor of the motion while Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) voted with Republicans against it, as he did in the last war powers roll call on May 13. It was the first time Sen. Bill Cassidy, who lost his primary to a Trump-endorsed candidate on Saturday, supported advancing a war powers resolution, while three Republicans did not vote. “While I support the…Open
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Representative Tom Barrett, a Michigan Republican facing a tough re-election race, introduced a bill to impose limits on the use of military force in Iran and end the fighting this summer.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine will brief reporters Tuesday morning on the Iran war — as tensions escalate in the Strait of Hormuz, threatening the already-fragile ceasefire. The conflict hit the 60-day mark last week, though the Trump administration has argued the temporary truce stopped the clock. President Trump has already called the timeline — established under the War Powers Act to give the president authority to deploy troops without congressional approval — unconstitutional. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is leading a push for a vote on a resolution to authorize the use of military force beyond the 60-day threshold following tit-for-tat strikes, but not everyone is on board.…
A majority of Americans oppose the use of military force and think it was a mistake.