The Lone Republican Who Voted In Support of Limiting Trump's War Powers on Iran
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“The Senate for a third time rejected the chance to rein in President Donald Trump’s ability to use military force against Iran without Congressional approval.”
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— No evidence in archive to confirm or refute Senate rejection of the resolution.
“Republican and Democrat Senators voted largely along party lines as they failed to advance the war powers resolution, with the final count coming in at 53-47.”
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— No evidence in archive to verify the 53-47 vote count or voting patterns.
“The resolution, this time put forward by Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut, would have directed 'the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.'”
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— No evidence in archive to confirm the resolution's text or Murphy's proposal.
“Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania was the only Democrat to break from his party to vote against advancing the measure.”
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— No evidence in archive to verify Fetterman's voting record on the measure.
“Sen. John Fetterman has previously voiced his support of Operation Epic Fury, the Trump Administration’s moniker for the military campaign against Iran.”
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— No evidence in archive to confirm Fetterman's prior support for Operation Epic Fury.
“Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky voted in favor of the resolution.”
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— No evidence in archive to verify Rand Paul's vote on the resolution.
“President Donald Trump lashed out at Paul and Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky over the fact they have previously voted against party lines on key issues, including the Iran war powers resolution.”
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— No evidence in archive to confirm Trump's criticism of Paul and Massie.
“Congress’ ability to declare war comes under Section 8, Clause 11 of the Constitution's Article 1, and Congress has used this power on 11 occasions.”
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— No evidence in archive to verify the 11 occasions Congress invoked war powers.
“Paul has been a vocal critic of the war since the U.S. and Israel first launched strikes against Iran on Feb. 28.”
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— No evidence in archive to confirm Rand Paul's criticism timeline.
“The financial implications of war and the U.S. national debt”
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“The Iran war has already cost at least $12 billion.”
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“The original version of this story misstated which state Sen. Chris Murphy serves. It is Connecticut, not Massachusetts.”
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“The U.S. national debt soared past the $39 trillion mark last week amid the Iran war discourse.”
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“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed the Pentagon had asked the White House to approve a $200 billion request to Congress to fund the Iran war—a figure he stressed 'could move.'”
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