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Two Republicans Join Democrats In Voting To Block Trump Admin From Conducting Strikes In The Caribbean

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) (Credit: Getty Images)

Two Republican senators joined Democrats in voting against letting the Trump administration conduct strike against Vessels in the Caribbean without congressional approval: Rand Paul of Kentucky and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska.

Their support, however, was not enough to pass the initiative, a procedural step to bring up the legislation for a vote in the full senate: all other Republican senators rejected it, with the vote being 48-51.

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