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US Senate Advances Measure Curbing Trump's Iran War Powers
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May 19, 2026

The U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Photo illustration by Aleksey Kondratyev/The New York Times)

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The U.S. Senate advanced a war powers resolution on Tuesday that would end the Iran war unless President Donald Trump obtains Congress’ authorization, a rare rebuke of the Republican leader although the measure remains several steps from going into effect.

(Reporting by Patricia Zengerle; Editing by Chris Reese)

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