The U.S. Senate voted 50-48 to pass a concurrent resolution to limit U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s ability to resume combat operations against Iran. Four Senate Republicans voted in favor of the resolution, Susan Collins, Bill Cassidy, Lisa Murkowski, and Rand Paul. However, the measure, under the 1973 War Powers Act, is seen by some as more symbolic due to the lacking built in mechanisms to ensure the Executive Branch’s compliance with the resolution and the current ceasefire tenuously holding.

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The U.S. Senate voted 50-48 to pass a concurrent resolution to limit U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s ability to resume combat operations against Iran. Four Senate Republicans voted in favor of the resolution, Susan Collins, Bill Cassidy, Lisa Murkowski, and Rand Paul. However, the measure, under the 1973 War Powers Act, is seen by some as more symbolic due to the lacking built in mechanisms to ensure the Executive Branch’s compliance with the resolution and the current ceasefire tenuously holdi