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Efforts Under Way in US Senate to Limit Trump's Iran War Powers

Katherine Gypson

   WASHINGTON - U.S. lawmakers are poised to revive the debate over ground
   rules for a potential conflict with Iran, more than five weeks after
   President Donald Trump ordered the airstrike that killed Iranian
   general Qassem Suleimani.

   Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine says he has the votes to pass a resolution
   later this week limiting Trump's ability to pursue a conflict with Iran
   without congressional approval.

   The death of Suleimani increased tensions between the U.S. and Iran
   earlier this year, reviving a long-running debate over the role the
   U.S. Congress should play overseeing the president's ability to manage
   foreign military operations.

   In the nearly two decades since the Sept. 11 attacks, U.S. lawmakers
   have revisited the issue of congressional approval for conflicts with
   little success.
   

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