POLITICO
by Burgess Everett
July 20, 2015

But there are scant signs the White House’s move to seek the organization’s blessing will cost it votes in Congress

Influential Republicans and a handful of Democrats howled in protest Monday over President Barack Obama’s decision to seek the United Nations’ blessing for the Iran nuclear deal before Congress has had a chance to weigh in. The move, critics said, appeared designed to box Congress in by signaling that international sanctions on Iran are going away regardless of whether Congress accepts or rejects the deal. But there were few signs that that bipartisan frustration will translate into new opposition in Congress to the Iran deal as its 60-day review period officially kicked off.  Influential Republicans called it “inappropriate” and an “affront” to Americans that the U.N. Security Council unanimously backed the agreement to scale back Iran’s nuclear ambitions and begin loosening some sanctions before Congress voted; Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) went so far as to dub July 20 “Obama’s Capitulation Monday.” READ MORE