President Donald Trump’s expanding assault on Iran is poised to pass its first political test on Capitol Hill this week, despite emerging economic fallout and his own warning about more American casualties to come.
Bipartisan attempts to rebuke Trump are likely to fail during Iran war powers votes in the Senate Tuesday and the House Thursday. Most Republicans and a number of Democrats — including Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and Rep. Greg Landsman of Ohio — are signaling support for what could be a multi-week military operation that’s so far killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other senior Iranian leaders.
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