Senate’s latest effort to halt Trump’s Iran hostilities fails in 49-50 vote as some Republicans side with Democrats – live

MAP Verified Summary — reported by The Guardian

Republicans senators Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and Rand Paul voted in favor of the motion to prevent Trump from continuing hostilities against IranSign up for the US Breaking News emailThe US economy expanded at a sluggish 1.5% pace from April through June as rising imports weighed on growth. But consumer spending rose. And the Federal Reserve’s favored measure of inflation grew more slowly last month despite remaining above the central bank’s 2% target.The commerce department reported today that growth in US gross domestic product (GDP) – the nation’s output of goods and services – decelerated from 2.1% in the first…

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