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4 House Republicans rebel against Trump, vote with Dems to block Iran war powers

House Democrats successfully rebuked President Donald Trump’s war in Iran on Thursday morning, with the help of several Republican lawmakers.Reps. Jason Crow, D-Colo., and Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., forced a vote on a war powers resolution aimed at disapproving the Middle East conflict using a mechanism called a privileged resolution, which allows rank-and-file lawmakers to move legislation over the opposition of House GOP leadership.Lawmakers voted to halt the military conflict against Iran absent congressional approval in a vote of 214-208, with lawmakers largely voting along party lines.Repu...