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US Senate Republicans back Trump military sales to Israel

Daily Maverick · · 409 words · By Reuters
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13 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“the 47-member Senate Democratic caucus”
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Multiple sources confirm the number of members in the Senate Democratic caucus. One source explicitly states it consists of 47 Democrats and two independents (total 49), while another refers to the 'all 47 members' of the caucus in a specific legislative context.
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web search NEUTRAL — Formally, caucuses are formed as congressional member organizations through the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate and governed under the rules of these chambers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_caucus
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web search NEUTRAL — The Senate Democratic Caucus consists of 49 members: 47 Democrats and two independents (Maine’s Angus King and Vermont’s Bernie Sanders).
https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/donald-trumps-supr…
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web search NEUTRAL — WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), joined by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, led all 47 members of the Senate Democratic Caucus in introducing the …
https://www.merkley.senate.gov/es/47-senate-democrats-introd…
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“Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, forced votes on the resolutions”
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Multiple independent sources confirm Bernie Sanders is an independent who caucuses with Democrats and that he introduced resolutions to block weapons sales to Israel.
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web search NEUTRAL — As an independent, Sanders maintains an agreement with the Senate Democratic leadership where he votes with the Democrats on all procedural matters unless the Democratic whip, Dick Durbin, agrees that…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Sanders
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web search NEUTRAL — Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, forced votes on the resolutions, saying the sales violate criteria for foreign assistance in the Foreign Assistance Act a…
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/04/us-senate-repub…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, is introducing two resolutions that would halt arms transfers to Israel. One measure seeks to block a $151.8 million sale of 12,000 1,000-pound bom…
https://news.meaww.com/sanders-forces-a-vote-to-block-446-m-…
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“the sales violate criteria for foreign assistance in the Foreign Assistance Act and the Arms Export Control Act”
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The claim that the sales violate specific acts is mentioned in one news report as Sanders' reasoning. The other search results for 'Weapons' are irrelevant (referring to a movie), providing no further corroboration or contradiction.
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web search NEUTRAL — Weapons is a 2025 American supernatural mystery horror film directed, written, co-produced, and co-scored by Zach Cregger. It stars an ensemble cast including Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenrei…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weapons_(2025_film)
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 8, 2025 · Weapons: Directed by Zach Cregger. With Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, Alden Ehrenreich, Scarlett Sher. When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at ex…
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26581740/
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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 24, 2025 · Weapons movie plot summary: The movie opens with a voice-over narration of a young child telling the “true story” of a tragic event that happened in her town two years back.
https://decider.com/2025/10/24/weapons-ending-explained-weap…
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“The first resolution would have prohibited the $295 million sale of D9R and D9T Caterpillar bulldozers, parts and other support.”
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The specific details of the $295 million sale of D9R and D9T Caterpillar bulldozers are mentioned in multiple sources, including a news report and a TikTok summary of the event.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto. The Raptors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern C…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 23, 2026 · View the Toronto Raptors's Official NBA Schedule, Roster & Standings. Watch Toronto Raptors's Games with NBA League Pass.
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“The vote was 59 to 40 against advancing the measure.”
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Multiple sources confirm the vote was 59 to 40 against advancing the measure to block the bulldozer sale.
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web search NEUTRAL — Forty senators—all Democrats—voted to advance the resolution blocking the bulldozer sale. Thirty-six of them also voted to block the bomb sale. In other words, opposition to arming Israel is no longer…
https://www.israeltoday.co.il/read/us-democrats-vote-to-stop…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Senate vote to block the bulldozer sale failed by a roughly 40–59 margin, and multiple outlets list Rosen and Cortez Masto among the seven Democrats who joined Republicans in opposing the measure …
https://factually.co/fact-checks/politics/rosen-cortez-masto…
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web search NEUTRAL — Two resolutions introduced by Senator Bernie Sanders seeking to halt the sale of bulldozers and 1,000-pound bombs were defeated, but they won the backing of most Democrats in the chamber. The Senate v…
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260416-senate-democrats-…
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“Seven Democrats voted with every Republican against advancing the resolution of disapproval of the bulldozer sale.”
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Two independent sources explicitly state that seven Democrats voted with Republicans against advancing the bulldozer sale resolution.
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web search NEUTRAL — Discover reviews, ratings, and trailers for Seven on Rotten Tomatoes. Stay updated with critic and audience scores today!
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/seven
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web search NEUTRAL — Seven (often stylized as Se7en) [1] is a 1995 American crime thriller film directed by David Fincher and written by Andrew Kevin Walker. It stars Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman, with Gwyneth Paltrow and…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 22, 1995 · Seven: Directed by David Fincher. With Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt, Kevin Spacey, Andrew Kevin Walker. Two detectives try to track down a serial killer who chooses his victims based on th…
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“Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming did not vote.”
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Two independent sources explicitly state that Senator Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming did not vote on the resolution.
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web search NEUTRAL — Cynthia Marie Lummis Wiederspahn is an American attorney and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Wyoming since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Lummis served as the U.S.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynthia_Lummis
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web search NEUTRAL — Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming did not vote.Wednesday's vote showed an uptick in support for efforts to limit military sales to Israel. In July, two resolutions that would have blocked a…
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/04/us-senate-repub…
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web search NEUTRAL — Seven Democrats voted with every Republican against advancing the resolution of disapproval of the bulldozer sale. Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming did not vote.
https://qoshe.com/the-times-of-israel/jacob-magid/us-senate-…
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“The second would have prohibited the $151.8 million sale of 12,000 BLU-110A/B general purpose 1,000-pound "dumb" bombs and related logistics and technical support services.”
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The specific details of the $151.8 million sale of 12,000 BLU-110A/B bombs are mentioned in the TikTok summary and one other news report, but the evidence provided in the search results is limited.
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web search NEUTRAL — The vote was on resolutions introduced by Senator Bernie Sanders to block a $151.8 million sale of 12,000 BLU-110A/B 1,000-pound bombs and a $295 million sale of D9R and D9T Caterpillar bulldozers .
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/i-must-save-israel-veggie-ta…
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web search NEUTRAL — #Letter To Israel Postage Cost.
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web search NEUTRAL — Megyn Kelly is joined by Charlie Kirk, founder of “Turning Point USA,” to discuss some Israel supporters demanding their 100% support for Israel at all times...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2qn0mvSCig
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“Eleven Democrats joined every Republican to block the measure by 63 to 36.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny the specific vote count of 63 to 36 or the number of Democrats who joined Republicans for the bomb sale resolution.
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“Republican Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina did not vote.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Senator Thom Tillis's voting status on the bomb sale resolution.
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“In July, two resolutions that would have blocked arms sales in response to civilian casualties in Gaza were blocked in the Senate.”
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“they failed by 73 to 24 and 70 to 27 in the 100-member chamber.”
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“The Trump administration bypassed the normal congressional review of military sales early in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran”
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