While a symbolic measure passed the House, the Senate rejected the only resolution that could have tied Trump’s hands

The US Senate has blocked a resolution that would have forbidden President Donald Trump from waging war against Iran without Congressional approval. A similar resolution passed the House of Representatives hours earlier.

The Senate defeated the resolution in a 49-47 vote on Thursday, with Democrat Senator John Fetterman joining his Republican colleagues to oppose it, and Republican Senator Susan Collins lending her support to the measure.

Republican Senator Rand Paul and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), who had backed previous…

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