US Senate votes to curb Trump’s Iran war powers (opens in new tab)

The U.S. Senate voted 50-48 on Tuesday to approve a War Powers resolution directing President Trump to halt U.S. military action against Iran unless Congress declares war or authorizes force. The House approved the measure earlier this month, making it the first time both chambers of Congress passed a resolution directing a president to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities under the War Powers Resolution of 1973. The measure is a concurrent resolution that does not go to the president fo...