The Senate on Wednesday narrowly rejected a bid by Sens. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Tim Kaine, D-Va., to block President Donald Trump’s expanded U.S. military strikes on drug traffickers in international waters.
The Senate voted 51-48 against the joint war powers resolution, with Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., joining the majority. Republican Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska voted with Democrats, and Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas did not vote.
The chances of such a resolution passing were slim, given that Republicans control both chambers of Congress, and the White House indicated that Trump would veto it had it reached his desk. The vote was brought under the War Powers Resolution of 1973, which was intended to reassert congressional power over the declaration of war.
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