How each senator voted on an effort to rein in Trump’s Iran war powers | CNN Politics
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Republican senators rejected a war powers resolution on Wednesday that would have required the Trump administration to seek congressional approval before continuing military action against Iran.

tl;dr: It went down party lines with the exceptions of Rand Paul & John Fetterman. The two independents, Angus King & Bernard Sanders, caucus with the Dems and voted yea.

  • limer@lemmy.ml
    4·
    4 days ago

    It was a symbolic vote only. Would have needed 2/3 of all congress to pass after any veto.

    The fact this one scene is the only organized resistance by any group of politicians says a lot about the state of the union

    • PowerCrazy@lemmy.mlEnglish
      31·
      5 days ago

      Why do you think he is a sellout? He was funded by AIPAC from the beginning, and the DNC (also a full throated aipac suppoter) made him the only choice from the beginning.

    • kaitco@lemmy.world
      5·
      5 days ago

      He scammed everyone and will face no repercussions because all politicians are terrible.