Republicans in Congress are defecting from Trump over Iran. Will more follow? | Rajan Menon and Daniel Depetris

Republicans in Congress are defecting from Trump over Iran. Will more follow? | Rajan Menon and Daniel Depetris

The vote reflects his diminished standing at home and loss of leverage over Iran as he scrambles to exit a disastrous warDonald Trump suffered a significant setback last week. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed a measure under the 1973 War Powers Resolution. It directed the White House “to remove all US forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran”. This occurred several weeks after the US Senate voted 50-47 to advance its own version of the bill. (A final vote has...

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