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WATCH: Senate rejects war powers resolution to halt military action in Iran as gas prices upend midterms

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The Senate is set to vote on a war powers resolution to halt military action in Iran. The move comes as rising gas prices impact midterm election campaigns and some Republicans distance themselves from the president.

The Senate tally, 49-50, coming days after Trump's bombastic address to the United Nations in which he threatened to "annihilate" Iran, was likely the last chance for lawmakers to go on record about the war ahead of November.

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