Senate Democrats block advancement of defense bill to protest Trump’s hostilities with Iran

The Guardian reports that Senate Democrats blocked advancement of the National Defense Authorization Act in protest of Donald Trump's resumed hostilities with Iran. The move comes amid the fiercest exchange of fire between the two countries in weeks, amplifying Democratic frustration that even after a war powers resolution passed last month to force a ceasefire, the U.S. remains engaged. Democrats argue Republicans are ignoring what they call the nation's most urgent national security crisis.

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