Senate Republicans again fended off a Democratic attempt to force President Donald Trump to end the war in Iran, but there are signs GOP anxiety could bubble up as the conflict nears the 60-day mark.
The Senate on Wednesday voted 47-52 against a motion to discharge from the Foreign Relations Committee a joint resolution from Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., that would direct the president to “remove the United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Iran, unless explicitly authorized by a declaration of war or a specific authorization for use of military force.” The vote effectively killed that measure.
It was the fourth such vote in what Democrats are now promising will be weekly attempts to force senators to go on record about the war until the conflict ends.
