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21. Senate advances bill aimed at ending Iran war as Cassidy, after primary loss, flips to support it
Tue May 19, 2026, 07:02 PM
May 19

This made me smile

BREAKING: The Senate has advanced a bill to block trump's war in Iran. Republicans have blocked multiple war powers resolutions, but this time Bill Cassidy, fresh off his primary election loss, flipped and voted FOR it. apnews.com/article/trum...

Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) 2026-05-19T22:00:21.410Z

https://apnews.com/article/trump-iran-war-senate-bill-cassidy-fe89d2df981a79ac816722d0115d3080

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate advanced legislation Tuesday that seeks to force President Donald Trump to withdraw from the Iran war, as a growing number of Republicans defied the president’s wishes.

Since Trump ordered the attack on Iran at the end of February, Democrats have forced repeated votes on war powers resolutions that would require him to either gain congressional approval for the war or withdraw troops. Republicans had been able to muster the votes to reject those proposals, but Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy — fresh off a primary election loss in which Trump endorsed his opponent — switched sides to deliver a crucial vote to advance the legislation.

The 50-47 vote tally demonstrated the small but crucial number of Republicans voting to halt the war with Iran. The legislation will get a vote on final passage, but the timing was not immediately clear. There were also Republican Senate absences Tuesday that would be enough to defeat it, if those lawmakers maintained their stance on the war.

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Nah..... Hey Joe May 17 #1
No ProfessorGAC May 17 #2
God I hope so, but my hope is limited bottomofthehill May 17 #3
He voted to convict Trump. JI7 May 17 #4
Nope. Zorro May 17 #5
The fact that he is an MD and he voted for RFK senseandsensibility May 17 #6
Exactly. LisaL May 17 #10
It did wonders for Sen Tillis. surfered May 17 #7
I know Thom Tillis, and Sen. Cassidy senseandsensibility May 17 #16
We can hope malaise May 17 #8
He got about 30% of the R vote, about what Trump will soon poll. GreenWave May 17 #9
The actual headlines read TRUMP EXACTS REVENGE! Boomerproud May 17 #14
They just love narratives about how "powerful" he is senseandsensibility May 17 #19
He lost BECAUSE he had a spine for like, a day, when he voted to convict Trump. FascismIsDeath May 17 #11
Nope Rebl2 May 17 #12
He did vote to impeach trump WinningAgain May 17 #13
No irisblue May 17 #15
One hopes that he might hit the... keep_left May 17 #17
He gave us rfk jr...deciding vote. spanone May 17 #18
MaddowBlog-Trump got his revenge against Cassidy, but will Cassidy get his revenge against Trump? LetMyPeopleVote May 19 #20
Senate advances bill aimed at ending Iran war as Cassidy, after primary loss, flips to support it LetMyPeopleVote May 19 #21
Thanks for this. senseandsensibility May 19 #25
No. Celerity May 19 #22
Probably getting death threats from Trump goons. Emile May 19 #23
Update! senseandsensibility May 19 #24
You called it! I hope he continues. Nt spooky3 May 19 #27
He already has. nm mikewv May 19 #26
No, because he still wants to be able to go to his church back home Fichefinder May 19 #28
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