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Senate votes down measure to rein in NATO war-making authority

By W. James Antle III
Published July 19, 2023 8:59pm ET
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Senate votes down measure to rein in NATO war-making authority
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., the sole Republican who had earlier opposed President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, tells the Senate Foreign Relations Committee he is changing his vote to yes, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, April 23, 2018. | (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Senate on Wednesday rejected an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that would have clarified that Article 5 of the NATO treaty does not obviate the need for Congress to declare war.

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