Senate votes against restraining Trump on Iran as Fetterman crosses Democrats once again

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsSenate votes against restraining Trump on Iran as Fetterman crosses Democrats once againDemocrat resolution fails as GOP Senate caucus remains in near lockstep support of Iran warJohn Bowden in Washington, D.C. Wednesday 15 April 2026 19:58 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2958470","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/senate-fetterman-war-powers-iran-b2958470.html","title":"Senate votes against restraining Trump on Iran as Fetterman crosses Democrats again"}}CloseTrump says Iran was is 'very close to over'Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}The Senate voted on Wednesday...