Trump-Cassidy clash sinks Iran war powers vote in Senate
TL;DR
Republican Sens. Bill Cassidy and Rand Paul initially backed a Senate move to curb U.S. military actions against Iran, but after a heated closed-door lunch with President Trump Cassidy flipped to oppose the resolution and Paul voted present, resulting in a 47-50-1 defeat as the Senate recesses.
- Senate Republicans reject Iran war powers resolution after clashing with Trump at Capitol meeting NBC News
- Senate walks back rebuke of Trump over Iran war CNN
- After Trump’s Outburst, Senate G.O.P. Reverses Course on Iran The New York Times
- Under pressure from Trump, Republican-led Senate reverses course on Iran The Washington Post
- Iran latest: Trump signals party unity after Senate reverses course on war powers FOX 5 DC
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