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Russia Vetoes U.S. Resolution On Syria In U.N. Security Council

Meanwhile, President Trump is weighing a possible military response. On Monday, he said "nothing is off the table" and has vowed to respond "forcefully."
U.N. Security Council members meet about the suspected chemical attacks in Douma, Syria, at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Tuesday.

Updated at 4:50 p.m. ET

At a U.N. Security Council meeting Tuesday, Russia has vetoed a resolution on Syria drafted by the United States on the latest apparent chemical weapons attack, at a time when President Trump is considering launching new military action.

Meanwhile, inspectors from the international chemical weapons watchdog

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