The Senate vote was 54 to 46, with seven Republicans defying the president and aligning with Democrats. It would be the first measure passed by Congress to invoke the 1973 War Powers Resolution to directly curtail a president’s use of military powers. The resolution is a reminder that Congress has the legal ability to compel the removal of US military forces, absent a formal declaration of war. Should it pass Congress, it could force Trump to issue the first veto of his tenure. The vote may well be the first of two congressional rebukes of Trump in as many days.

Source: Ethiopian News March 14, 2019 05:53 UTC