Top House Dems Delay Iran War Powers Vote as Trump Threatens Ground Invasion
Party leaders face backlash for dragging their feet despite possibly having enough votes to pass a resolution.

House Democrats chose not to force a vote this week to block President Trump from unilaterally waging war with Iran in part out of fear that they still lacked the votes to pass the measure, Axios has learned.Why it matters: The move is frustrating the Democratic grassroots, with some progressive groups and lawmakers fuming over the fact that another vote…
Party leaders face backlash for dragging their feet despite possibly having enough votes to pass a resolution.
On Tuesday, Punchbowl News reported that House Democratic leaders are not planning to hold a vote on a war powers resolution for Iran this week—despite reports that they may have enough support to adopt one. With the House on recess for the next two weeks, that would mean the earliest a war powers vote could happen would be the week of April 13. Meanwhile,…