The Senate on Tuesday voted to block U.S. military action in Iran for the first time as the war approaches its fourth month.

The war powers resolution passed by a vote of 50–48. Sen. John Fetterman, again, was the lone Democrat to vote in the negative.

Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Dave McCormick, who was in his home state for a visit by President Trump to a Mack truck plant in the Lehigh Valley, was absent.

Four Republicans — Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Bill Cassidy of Louisiana — supported the measure.

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    19 hours ago

    Seriously. Why are we still calling him a Democrat?

    Just because he hasn’t formalized switching parties, I guess.

    If he still caucuses with Democrats, that shit has to be super awkward.

    Schiff: “We’d better capitulate even more to the Republicans. It’s always worked out so well for us in the pa-”

    Fetterman: “WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOKE!!! <mocking voice>‘I wanna steal your 3-year-old son’s testosterone.’</mocking voice> That’s what you sound like right now.”

    Everyone else: “…”