US EditionHouse rejects bid to curb Trump's war powers on Iran
House voted 219-212 against requiring congressional approval for Trump's ongoing military strikes on Iran amid escalating conflict and rising casualties, including six U.S. service members.
- On Thursday, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted down a bipartisan resolution directing President Donald Trump to end U.S. military operations in Iran, with the measure failing 219 to 212 one day after the Senate blocked a similar resolution.
- Citing the Constitution and the 1973 War Powers Resolution, supporters argued Congress should reassert its authority, as Rep. Thomas Massie and Rep. Ro Khanna authored the bipartisan measure after Trump submitted the resolution on Tuesday.
- Casualty figures underscore the stakes, as six Americans have been killed in the conflict so far, and observers say failed votes grant implicit authorization for U.S. strikes that began last weekend.
- The House vote was widely described as symbolic, and Rep. Thomas Massie acknowledged the measure was headed for defeat, while some Republicans said the issue could return if the war expands.
- Despite campaign rhetoric against new wars, critics said the resolution's failure reflected Republican deference to Trump, with House leadership pushing back earlier this week.
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Congress Split as House Blocks Resolution to Stop Trump’s Iran War
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly rejected a resolution Thursday that would have forced President Trump to halt military operations against Iran without congressional authorization, highlighting deep divisions in Washington as the conflict threatens to expand across the Middle East. The measure failed 219–212, marking the second defeat for congressional efforts to limit the president’s war powers within two days. On W…
House rejects war powers resolution, backs Trump on Iran war
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives rejected an effort on Thursday to stop President Donald Trump’s air war on Iran and require that any hostilities against Iran be authorized by Congress, backing the Republican president’s military campaign on the sixth day of the expanding conflict.
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