Article snippet: Democrats are racing against the clock to shore up support for checking MORE’s war powers as the fight shifts to the Senate. Lawmakers looking to limit Trump’s ability to take military action against Iran face a tight time frame with little room for error after House Speaker MORE (D-Calif.) announced she will send the articles of impeachment to the Senate this week. Once the trial begins, all legislation is expected to be delayed for weeks. But a resolution from Sen. MORE (D-Va.) can come to the Senate floor as soon as Tuesday morning, and he has been trying to win over the four GOP votes needed, in addition to every Democratic senator, to get to 51 votes. “Republicans are giving us some good suggestions, some Democrats too, about things they would like to see,” Kaine said, adding that he was “in dialogue with a number of” GOP senators. Kaine’s resolution, as originally introduced, would call for the U.S. to “remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran” within 30 days unless it was responding to an “imminent” threat. The Senate previously voted 50-40 on an amendment from Sen. MORE (D-N.M.) to an annual defense policy bill that prevented Trump from using funding for military action against Iran. The measure fell short of the 60 votes needed for adoption. Four Republican senators voted for the proposal at the time: MORE (D-Del.) missed the June vote but supported the measure, giving Kaine a pathway to 51 votes this week. ... Link to the full article to read more