Majority of US Senate votes to block bid to rein in Trump Iran war powers, voting continues
Majority of US Senate votes to block bid to rein in Trump Iran war powers, voting continues
ReutersWed, March 4, 2026 at 10:07 PM UTC
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WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - A majority of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday backed President Donald Trump's military campaign against Iran, voting to block a bipartisan resolution aiming to stop the air war and require that any hostilities against Iran be authorized by Congress.
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As voting continued, the tally in the 100-member chamber was 52-47 not to advance the war powers resolution.
(Reporting by Patricia Zengerle; Additional reporting by Richard Cowan and Noland D. McCaskill; editing by Mark Porter)
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