NEW: Senate passes bipartisan war powers resolution aimed at reining in Pres. Trump’s ability to use military action against Iran without prior congressional approval. Eight GOP senators supported the resolution.
February 13, 2020, 7:38 PMCatch up on the developing stories making headlines.The Senate passed a bipartisan war powers resolution on Thursday aimed at reining in President Donald Trump’s ability to use military action againstEight Republican senators supported the resolution, despite pushback from Trump and Republican leaders on Capitol Hill. All 47 Democrats also backed the resolution.
Sen. Tim Kaine meets with reporters just after the Senate advanced a resolution asserting that President Donald Trump must seek approval from Congress before engaging in further military action against Iran, at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 12, 2020.The resolution underscores that Congress has the sole power to declare war, as laid out in the Constitution.
President Donald Trump listens to questions while meeting with Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Feb. 12, 2020.On Wednesday, Trump warned the Senate not to approve the resolution, saying it signals"weakness." Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell also opposes the measure, and said it is"too blunt and too broad."
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