Iran Deal Shored Up As More Senate Democrats Offer Endorsement

Now a done deal, the Iran nuclear agreement gained critical backing from three more Democratic senators Thursday, boosting White House hopes of blocking a disapproval resolution in the Senate so the president won’t have to veto it.

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FILE - In this June 10, 2015 file photo, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., attends a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Booker announced his support for the Iran nuclear deal on Thursday, siding with President Barack Obama and bucking home-state pressures to say “no.” (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Senators Cory Booker (D – NJ), Mark Warner (D – VA), and Heidi Heitkamp (D – ND) have all come out in favor of the P5+1 nuclear deal with Iran, bringing the number of senators in favor of the deal to 37. 7 more, all Democrats, remain undecided. This comes a day after they reached the 34 supporters number needed to uphold a presidential veto of a

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Obama Secures Veto-Proof Majority On Iran Deal

Still, experts warn that a ‘resolution of disapproval’ could ‘undermine and eventually unravel the deal’.

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Barbara Mikulski (D-Maryland) said Wednesday that she will support President Obama's nuclear deal with Iran. (Photo: NASA HQ/flickr/cc)

In what supporters are hailing as a victory for diplomacy and peace, the nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers now appears guaranteed to survive a Republican-led congressional challenge. Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) said on Wednesday that she will support President Barack Obama's nuclear deal with Iran, giving the White House the 34

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Corker Signals Veto-Proof Votes Exist As Congress Moves To Kill Iran Deal

Senate Foreign Relations Committee will consider bill on Tuesday that could sabotage ongoing nuclear talks between Tehran and world powers.

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Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) has indicated that sufficient bipartisan support exists to override a promised presidential veto of a bill that would grant Congress authority to review, and possibly reject, a multilateral nuclear agreement between Iran and the P5+1 nations: the U.S., U.K., France, China, Russia, and Germany. With markup of the bill

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Israel Risks UN Isolation As US Tensions Worsen

The US is no longer guaranteeing to veto Israel resolutions at the UN.

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President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu huddle during their joint news conference in Jerusalem, Israel, 2013. Having gone out of his way, during the course of his reelection campaign, to alienate the Obama Administration, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu now has to face the danger of isolation at the

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In Face Of Veto Threat, Senate Panel Considers Pipeline Bill

The initial meeting on the legislation, also the first in the Republican-controlled Senate, was scheduled for Wednesday, but it was canceled after Democrats objected.

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Pipes lay near Swanton, Nebraska ahead of the Keystone XL pipeline construction. (Photo/shannonpatrick17 via Flickr) WASHINGTON — Despite a veto threat from the White House, a key Senate committee is expected to advance a bill approving the Keystone XL pipeline closer to a Senate vote. The initial meeting on the legislation, also the

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Obama Promises Veto On Keystone XL Legislation

Environmental groups say ‘good’—now kill the project for good.

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President Barack Obama arriving at the TransCanada Stillwater Pipe Yard in Cushing, Okla ahead of a speech about the Keystone XL pipeline. (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais). President Barack Obama will veto any legislation that forces the approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, the White House said Tuesday. The announcement came as Republicans

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