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Senate fires warning shot at Trump, votes to advance Yemen resolution

By Susan Ferrechio
Published December 12, 2018 8:38pm ET
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Senate fires warning shot at Trump, votes to advance Yemen resolution
Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Mike Lee, R-Utah, have introduced a joint resolution which would end U.S. military involvement in the conflict in Yemen. (AP Photos) | Evan Vucci

Senators voted Wednesday to advance a proposal that would for the first time put a check on the president’s use of military force abroad.

Lawmakers voted 60-39 to begin debate on a resolution to invoke the War Powers Act to stop U.S. support of the Saudi-led war in Yemen.

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