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US Democrats tee up pre-election war powers vote as some Republicans break with Trump on Iran

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US Democrats are preparing to hold a vote as soon as Thursday to urge President Trump to cease military actions against Iran or seek congressional authorization for continuing them. This comes ahead of November's midterm elections where Republicans are struggling to maintain their majority, with some Republican senators distancing themselves from the unpopular war due to polls showing only 34% approval for recent strikes on Iran. Republicans in competitive races like Michigan and Iowa have called for an end to military operations, signaling a shift in political strategy to avoid voter backlash.
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The Senate narrowly rejected a war powers resolution aimed at ending the conflict with Iran, voting 49-50 to oppose it on Thursday. The resolution, which had passed the House in July, sought to halt President Donald Trump's military actions without explicit congressional authorization. While Democrats pushed for the vote ahead of November’s midterm elections due to growing public opposition to the war and rising gas prices, most Republicans sided with Trump despite the unpopularity of the conflict among constituents. Only a few Republican senators broke ranks, including Susan Collins (R-ME), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Rand Paul (R-KY), and Thom Tillis (R-NC). The vote marks the 14th time since February that the Senate has considered such resolutions.

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SHIFTS IN TIGHT RACES Two Republican Senate candidates called on Monday for a swift end to the war in Iran, the latest sign that vulnerable candidates are trying to put some distance between themselves and Trump.
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🔮 The US Senate could vote as soon as Thursday to tell President Donald Trump to end the war in Iran or get Congress' authorization to continue it, as Democrats tee up a vote on the unpopular conflict before November's midterm elections.
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US Democrats tee up pre-election war powers vote as some Republicans break with Trump on Iran · assertive framing

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US Democrats tee up pre-election war powers vote as some Republicans break with Trump on Iran asserted
Republicans → tee → Iran
The US Senate could vote as soon as Thursday to tell President Donald Trump to end the war in Iran or get Congress' authorization to continue it, as Democrats tee up a vote on the unpopular conflict before November's midterm elections. uncertain
Democrats → vote → elections
With polls showing Trump's Republicans struggling to keep their slim congressional majorities on November 3, more of them have been edging away from the war, which has pushed up fuel prices. asserted
which → show → prices
Democrats are pushing for a vote to put Republicans on the record. asserted
Democrats → push → record
Only 34% of respondents in a Reuters/Ipsos poll this week said they approved of the strikes on Iran. asserted
they → say → Iran
Senate leaders had said they expected a nonbinding vote on a war-powers resolution before leaving Washington this week or next to return to their districts to campaign. asserted
they → say → districts
Senate aides said it could take place as soon as Thursday. uncertain
it → say → Thursday
The Senate has voted on Iran war powers resolutions 13 times -- two times in favor -- since US and Israeli forces began bombing Iran on February 28. asserted
forces → vote → February
The House has held six votes, with three in favor of ending the conflict. asserted
three → hold → conflict
Only one has passed both the House and Senate, and the White House has ignored the result. asserted
House → pass → result
SHIFTS IN TIGHT RACES Two Republican Senate candidates called on Monday for a swift end to the war in Iran, the latest sign that vulnerable candidates are trying to put some distance between themselves and Trump. asserted
candidates → call → themselves
Both Mike Rogers in Michigan and Ashley Hinson in Iowa had previously backed Trump's authority to strike Tehran. asserted
Rogers → back → Tehran
In the House of Representatives, seven Republicans voted with Democrats to pass a war powers resolution last week. asserted
Republicans → vote → resolution
Three of the seven -- Zach Nunn and Marjorie Miller-Meeks of Iowa and Nancy Mace of South Carolina -- voted against party leaders on the issue for the first time. asserted
Three → vote → time
Nunn and Miller-Meeks face competitive re-election races in November, when all 435 House seats and 35 of 100 Senate seats are up for grabs. asserted
seats → face → grabs
Mace is not seeking re-election after a failed campaign for South Carolina's governor. asserted
Mace → seek → governor
Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York, the House's Democratic leader, accused Republicans on Wednesday of not being serious about ending the war as he noted a recent shift in attitudes. asserted
he → accuse → attitudes
"It's interesting to me that several of them who are in tight races and on the verge of losing, including in places like Iowa or Michigan or Wisconsin, are all now starting to say the war needs to end," he said. asserted
he → lose → Iowa
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