US Senate blocks resolution curbing Trump's Iran war powers
Brent crude rose above $100 a barrel as lawmakers split over limiting Trump’s military authority, with 18 U.S. service members killed since the war began.
- On Thursday, the Senate voted 47–49 against a motion to discharge Sen. Tim Kaine's war-powers resolution, rejecting limits on President Trump's Iran military authority with only Sen. Susan Collins crossing the aisle.
- The House passed a similar resolution 214–208 earlier Thursday, sponsored by Rep. Pramila Jayapal , with four Republicans joining Democrats as 18 confirmed American troop deaths mounted since the war began.
- Iran-Backed Houthi rebels struck two Saudi oil tankers, the Encelia and the Layla, in the Red Sea early Thursday, an action that pushed Brent crude past $100 a barrel and extended shipping disruptions beyond the Strait of Hormuz.
- President Trump is weighing a 10-day ceasefire proposal against a full-scale campaign with Israel as Iran's joint military command threatened to prevent the export of "even a single drop of oil" if regional infrastructure is targeted.
- Congressional pushback on war powers and a Saudi Arabia nuclear deal compounds political pressure on President Trump as the conflict's scope expands, complicating predictions about sustained legislative resistance.
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