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Senate defeats 7th attempt to limit Trump on Iran, despite new GOP defection
The Senate rejected another attempt by Democrats to limit President Trump's ability to use military force against Iran, but one new Republican senator voted in favor of advancing the measure.
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According to CBS News’s source item, Senate defeats 7th attempt to limit Trump on Iran, despite new GOP defection, The Senate rejected another attempt by Democrats to limit President Trump’s ability to use military force against Iran, but one new Republican senator voted in favor of advancing the measure.
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