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Tim Kaine
QiOSK

Senate vote to exert war powers over Trump fails

The resolution would have blocked the president from launching more unprovoked attacks on Iran

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Latin America

Taxing remittances helps make US neighbors poorer, less stable

In many cases the money that migrants send home is equal or more than the federal aid those countries used to get

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Washington Politics

Congress moves to put the brakes on Trump's unilateral bombing

The Constitution gives the House and Senate the sole power to declare war, but presidents always flout it with little to no accountability

Tulsi Gabbard
Washington Politics

Tulsi said Iran not building nukes. One senator after another ignored her.

Disregarding the Director of National Intelligence seems like an odd thing to do unless you really want to go to war

Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.)
QiOSK

Senator Kaine: US cannot go to war without a vote

The lawmaker's new resolution would prevent the use of military force against Iran without congressional approval