Image: Sen. Tammy Duckworth, (D-Ill.) speaks during the Senate Democrats’ news conference in the U.S. Capitol on April 14, 2026.  (Photo by Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)

Stephen Prager of Common Dreams reports: “Senate Republicans on Wednesday once again narrowly stymied a Democrat-led resolution aimed at reining in President Donald Trump’s power to wage war against Iran.

Although the war launched by the US and Israel in late February has killed more than 1,700 civilians and sparked a global fuel crisis that has sent prices skyrocketing, that was not enough for 52 Republican senators—every one except libertarian Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.)—who voted to back the president even as the war further erodes his approval rating…”

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