WASHINGTON (CN) — As Democrats weigh how to respond to President Donald Trump’s escalating war on Iran, Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy on Monday called on colleagues to seize the moment and reassert Congress’ power to authorize military action.
And while he said he supported a push by other lawmakers to leverage the war powers resolution to nullify hostilities against Tehran, the senior Senate Democrat cautioned that the failure of such a measure could give the Trump administration “political cover” to continue the campaign without explicit congressional approval.
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