US Senate Clears Way for Trump on Iran War Despite Stark Divide

The US Senate cleared the way for President Donald Trump to continue military attacks on Iran in a vote Wednesday that starkly demonstrated the nation’s deep divisions as it goes to war in a volatile region.

A Democratic-backed attempt to stop US strikes failed a procedural vote that largely broke down along party lines. Only one Democrat, John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, joined GOP senators in support of the war, offset by one Republican, Rand Paul of Kentucky, who joined the effort to halt attacks.

Rand Paul

Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg

The outcome allows the administration to proceed in a conflict with uncertain costs, consequences and ...