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Anti-war movement looks to take Trump to court to stop war with Iran

Anti-war groups are lobbying Congress to take President Donald Trump to court on Iran war powers.
U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One ahead of a trip to Tennessee, at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., March 6, 2020.  REUTERS/Tom Brenner - RC2GEF9TB41R

The White House has threatened to veto the bipartisan resolution Congress just passed to limit President Donald Trump’s ability to pursue offensive military action against Iran — but invigorated anti-war advocates are already planning their next move.

Some Democratic lawmakers — and multiple anti-war groups who have their ear — are growing increasingly bullish on the prospect of taking Trump to court over unauthorized military action against Iran.

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