Image: A protester holds a sign reading “Congress Do Your Job” during an April 8, 2026 demonstration against the Iran War in Chicago. (Photo by Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Brett Wilkins of Common Dreams reports: “For the fifth time since President Donald Trump launched the Iran War in February, US senators on Wednesday voted down a resolution that would have blocked Trump from continuing his joint assault with Israel on the Mideast nation.

Upper chamber lawmakers voted 51-46 against SJ Res. 114, Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s (D-Wis.) war powers resolution. Kentucky Republican Rand Paul joined Democrats in voting for the resolution, while John Fetterman of Pennsylvania was the only Democrat to oppose it. Three senators—Chuck Grassley (R-Neb.), Dave McCormick (R-Pa.), and Mark Warner (D-Va.)—did not vote…”

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