Senate rejects latest Democratic effort to end Iran war by wafer-thin margin

Resolution fails by 49-50, with Lisa Murkowski and fellow Republicans Rand Paul and Susan Collins voting in favor The Senate on Wednesday rejected the seventh attempt by Democrats to force an end to American involvement in the war on Iran, even as the ranks of Republicans opposed to Donald Trump’s strategy grew.The war powers resolution proposed by Jeff Merkley, a Democratic senator of Oregon, failed in a 49-50 vote. All Democrats with the exception of John Fetterman of Pennsylvania supported its advancement. Continue reading...