War Powers Resolution Vote
Iran,US Senate,US House,Donald Trump,Voting,Qasem Soleimani,Nancy Pelosi,Tim Kaine,Foreign Policy,National Defense,National Security,White House,Politics
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This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
- Last Thursday, the U.S. House of Representations voted to pass a Democratic-led War Powers Resolution to restrict President Donald Trump's ability to act unilaterally toward Iran without prior congressional approval.
- This vote comes in light of President Trump's authorization to kill Iranian Military General Qasem Soleimani in a drone strike on January 3.
- Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), who originally introduced this resolution, says he has enough votes to pass this in the Senate.
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