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    The majority of House Democrats voted with Republicans on Thursday to defeat a Lebanon war powers resolution forced to the House floor by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.). Why it matters: It’s a blow to the anti-war left just one day after the House passed a similar measure constraining Trump’s ability to wage war in Iran. Wednesday’s Iran vote was the result of months of behind-the-scenes efforts by Democratic leadership to get the party’s most staunchly pro-Israel lawmakers on board, along with a handful of Republicans. But Thursday’s vote reveals that there are still deep divisions between progressive and centrist Democrats on Middle East policy despite their unity on Iran. Driving the news: The House voted 92 to 324 against Tlaib’s resolution, which would have directed President Trump to remove all U.S. armed forces from Lebanon within seven days of passage. A decisive majority of Democrats opposed the measure, with 117 voting against it and 91 voting in favor of it. One Republican voted for the resolution, with two Democrats voting present.