Breaking News: In a bipartisan bid to curb President Trump, the Senate voted to require congressional approval for further attacks against Iran. A veto is expected.

View in browser | nytimes.com   BREAKING NEWS In a bipartisan bid to curb President Trump, the Senate voted to require congressional approval for further attacks against Iran. A veto is expected. Thursday, February 13, 2020 2:08 PM EST The bipartisan vote amounted to a rare attempt by the Senate to restrain Mr. Trump’s authority just over a week after it voted to acquit him of impeachment charges, and nearly six weeks after the president moved without authorization from Congress to kill a top Iranian security commander. But it was a mostly symbolic rebuke of the president as support for the measure fell short of the two-thirds supermajority needed to override a promised veto by Mr. Trump. The House passed a similar measure last month on a nearly party-line vote that also fell well short of the two-thirds margin. Read the latest   ADVERTISEMENT You received this email because you signed up for NYTimes.com's Breaking News Alerts. To stop receiving these emails, unsubscribe or manage your email preferences. Subscribe to the Times Get the NYT app Change Your Email Privacy Policy Contact Advertise The New York Times Company, 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018