Politics

Markey wants to curb Trump’s power to launch nuclear weapons

Senator Ed Markey in Boston earlier this month. Keith Bedford / Boston Globe

WASHINGTON — Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey wants to strip President Trump’s power to launch a nuclear first strike without a declaration of war by Congress.

A bill Markey filed Tuesday, also introduced in the House by Representative Ted Lieu of California, comes amid fears over Trump’s comments on nuclear weapons.

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