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Trump vetoes Iran war powers resolution, calling it an “insult”
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McConnell Says Republican-Led Senate Will Hold Vote to Override Trump’s Iran War Power Veto
President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed a joint resolution that would have limited his ability to use military power against Iran without Congressional approval.
Trump Vetoes Measure Demanding Congressional Approval for Iran Conflict
Credit…Doug Mills/The New York Times By Michael Crowley WASHINGTON — President Trump vetoed a Senate resolution on Wednesday that would have required him to seek congressional authorization before …
Trump vetoes Iran War Powers resolution
President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed the Iran War Powers resolution, a bipartisan effort to rein in presidential authority to use military force against Iran without congressional approval.
Trump vetoes congressional resolution limiting his military authority against Iran
The measure had garnered bipartisan support after the president ordered a drone strike that killed a top Iranian military commander.
Trump vetoes measure to limit his war powers against Iran, slams Republicans who supported it
The Iran resolution marked a rare bipartisan effort to curb Trump’s war powers, but supporters expected a veto and conceded they couldn’t override it.