US House votes down latest effort to curtail Trump’s power to wage Iran war
Nearly all Democrats voted in favour, a day after a similar resolution failed in the US Senate along party lines.

Nearly all Democrats voted in favour, a day after a similar resolution failed in the US Senate along party lines.

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