Democrats have questioned whether the US faced the kind of "imminent" threat from Iran that would legally allow the president to take military action on his own.
The US House voted down legislation to force a halt to US strikes on Iran as a handful of Democrats joined a nearly united Republican party in rejecting the measure.
A handful of Democrats joined Republicans to defeat an effort to force President Trump to go to Congress for approval to continue using force against Iran, while two G.O.P. lawmakers backed it.
Democratic-backed measure that would have forced US to withdraw troops failed by a vote of 212-219Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe US House of Representatives on Thursday voted down a Democratic-backed measure to halt hostilities with Iran, as Republicans cleared the way for Donald Trump to continue the…
The House resolution to rein in Trump's war powers in Iran is expected to fail, after the Senate resolution was voted down Wednesday.
The House Thursday shot down a war powers resolution that aimed to stop President Trump from taking further military action in Iran without congressional backing, a day after the Senate blocked a similar measure.
President Donald Trump scored a bipartisan win on Thursday when four House Democrats tanked legislation restricting his powers prosecute the war against the Iranian regime. The resolution, sponsored by Reps. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY), failed 219-212. Four Democrats joined almost all Republicans in voting against the legislation, which would…
The Iran War Powers Resolution failed to pass a vote in the US House of Representatives today.
