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Iowa Republicans in battleground House races vote to halt Trump’s ability to continue the Iran war

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Two Republican members of Congress from Iowa's battleground districts shifted their positions to support a resolution limiting President Trump’s authority to continue military action against Iran. Joining a coalition of Democrats and fellow GOP dissidents, the lawmakers voted to curb executive war powers.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Two congressional Republicans in battleground Iowa districts, including one who recently campaigned alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, changed their position on an Iran war powers resolution, joining with Democrats and a few other dissident members of their party in an attempt to halt President Donald Trump’s ability to continue military...

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