Senate GOP blocks fifth Dem bid to end Trump’s Iran war as divisions grow
Senate Republicans are still backing President Donald Trump's war in Iran as the deadline for Congress to get involved is rapidly approaching. Republicans beat back a fifth attempt by Democrats...
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Senate Republicans are still backing President Donald Trump's war in Iran as the deadline for Congress to get involved is rapidly approaching. Republicans beat back a fifth attempt by Democrats to call for an end to the war in the Middle East , a day after Trump extended the fragile ceasefire for next several days on the grounds that Iran's government was "seriously fractured." The failed vote to rein in Trump’s war authorities came on the 54th day of the conflict. Whether the administration can strike a long-lasting peace deal remains unclear. Lawmakers are also growing more concerned about the cost, length and end game of the war. "This war has simply been a disaster, and there is absolutely no reason we should go full steam ahead back into it," said Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., who forced the vote. SENATE REPUBLICANS UNVEIL IMMIGRATION FUNDING PLAN WITH $140 BILLION PRICE TAG AS DIVISIONS SIMMER And next week, the conflict will officially hit the 60-day mark. Congress is required to weigh in on continuing the conflict under the War Powers Resolution. Still, the fast-approaching inflection did little to sway Republicans, who have stayed largely unified against Democrats’ deluge of war powers resolutions since the conflict began. Democrats aren’t done forcing votes, either, and have another six resolutions teed up. "Our caucus is united and focused on ending the war in Iran," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said. "And we're going to keep voting on those resolutions again and again and again." DOZENS OF DEMS FLIP ON ISRAEL, VOTE TO BAN ARMS SALES IN PROTEST OF IRAN WAR And Republicans aren't totally united on whether to put an Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) on the floor. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, has been working on an AUMF in the background that would allow lawmakers to have a say on what comes next in Iran. "We'll see what our kind of conference's will is on that and where our members are," Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.…