Congress to Take Up First War Powers Vote Since Iran Strikes

The Senate is set to take an initial procedural vote on Wednesday on a measure that would block President Donald Trump from ordering further military strikes on Iran without congressional approval, marking the first formal test of lawmakers’ willingness to rein in a widening conflict that the President began without their consent.

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The resolution, led by Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, invokes the 1973 War Powers Resolution in an effort to force Congress...