WASHINGTON — Democrat Sen. Tim Kaine plans to force a vote this week on a war powers resolution that would handcuff President Donald Trump’s ability to use military force in Iran without congressional authorization, he said today.
Kaine’s plan comes as President Donald Trump said that Operation Epic Fury could last as long as four weeks.
A vote on the resolution — likely the first opportunity Congress will have to weigh in on US-Israeli combat operations in Iran — will most likely occur on Tuesday but could slip to Wednesday, Kaine told reporters during a news conference.
“This is a president who ran on ending wars and yet has used the military without congressional authorization in multiple locations, Iran — twice — the Pacific, the Caribbean,…
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