McConnell Urges Defeat of Measure Limiting Trump’s Iran Options

  • Some Republicans joining Democrats in supporting measure
  • Congress will likely pass a bill, which Trump will then veto

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell urged senators to reject a measure that would restrict President Donald Trump’s ability to take military action against Iran without congressional authorization.

A small group of Republicans have joined with Democrats to rein in the president after expressing frustration with the administration’s justification for the killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani.