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Lisa Murkowski
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US Congress votes to halt Iran war as Senate delivers historic war powers rebuke to Donald Trump
Congress voted to halt the Iran war, but Donald Trump says the resolution has no force. A historic war powers showdown is moving towards the courts.
Hostilities have terminated: Donald Trump tells Congress Iran war ended on April 7 ceasefire as War Powers Resolution deadline passes
Donald Trump says Iran hostilities have terminated. The naval blockade continues, fifty thousand troops remain, and the Constitution still asks who authorises this war.
Iran War Powers vote fails 47 to 50 one day before May 1 statutory deadline expires
Senate rejected the sixth Iran War Powers Resolution 47 to 50 on April 30. The 60-day statutory deadline arrives Friday, with Trump's legal authority unresolved.