War Powers Resolution Vote

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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