Senate GOP defeats third Dem attempt at Iran war powers measure
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Senate Republicans blocked a Democrat-led attempt to halt U.S. military involvement in Iran by defeating a war powers resolution for the third time since the conflict began. the measure, sponsored by Sen. Tim Kaine, would require President Trump to obtain congressional authorization before continuing military actions against Iran.It failed 47-53, largely along party lines, with Rand Paul (R-KY) voting for it and John Fetterman (D-PA) voting against. Democrats argue the resolution reasserts Congress’s constitutional authority under the 1973 War Powers Resolution, while Republicans say the president has the authority as commander in chief to counter Iranian threats. The vote comes amid an escalating conflict and the deployment of thousands of U.S.troops to the Middle East, including at least 1,000 Army paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne and additional Marines units. Democrats in the House are seeking a similar vote, and Kaine and other supporters say they will continue pressing for votes despite setbacks.Senate committees have not yet held hearings on the war, though briefings from the State Department and Pentagon have occured in classified settings, and a U.S.delegation remains involved in indirect peace talks with Iran.
Senate Republicans defeat third Democratic attempt at Iran war powers resolution
Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked a Democrat-led effort to halt U.S. military involvement in Iran, defeating a war powers resolution for the third time since the conflict began nearly a month ago.
The measure, introduced by Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), sought to require President Donald Trump to seek congressional authorization before continuing military operations against Iran.
It failed on a 47-53 vote, largely along party lines, with most GOP senators opposing the resolution. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) again broke with his party to support the measure, while Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) voted against it.
The vote marks the latest attempt by Democrats to reassert Congress’s constitutional authority over decisions to go to war. The resolution invoked the 1973 War Powers Resolution, a law designed to limit a president’s ability to involve U.S. forces in hostilities without approval from Congress.
Republican leaders argued that Trump, as commander in chief, has the authority to conduct military operations to counter threats from Iran. They have largely backed the administration’s handling of the conflict, framing it as necessary to deter Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
Democrats, meanwhile, have warned that the escalating conflict risks drawing the United States into a prolonged war without a clear strategy or congressional oversight. They repeatedly point to the Constitution’s provision granting Congress the sole power to declare war.
Tuesday’s vote follows two earlier failed efforts in the Senate to advance similar resolutions, underscoring the deep partisan divide over the conflict.
House Democrats have also sought to force a vote on a war powers resolution on Iran, with Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) on Tuesday reaffirming the minority’s determination to pass such a resolution, saying, “When we present something on the floor, it’s our determination to win.”
Despite the repeated setbacks, Kaine and other supporters of the resolution have vowed to continue forcing votes, arguing that lawmakers must go on record over U.S. involvement in the conflict.
Lawmakers have been briefed by the State Department and the Pentagon in a classified setting, and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Armed Services Committee have yet to hold hearings on the war.
The Democrats’ failure falls against a backdrop of a war in Iran that continues to escalate.
Thousands more troops have been deployed to the Middle East as peace talks with Iran begin.
At least 1,000 soldiers from the Army’s elite 82nd Airborne Division have been given orders to deploy to the Middle East. They will be joining thousands of Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and elements of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit also on their way to the Middle East.
TRUMP TO DEPLOY AT LEAST 1,000 AIRBORNE TROOPS TO MIDDLE EAST AMID IRAN PEACE TALKS
Trump previously said the United States would hold off on strikes targeting Iranian power plants because the two sides had begun holding indirect conversations about possible de-escalation, which Iranian officials have denied.
Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, White House special envoy Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, are leading the U.S. delegation involved in peace talks with Iran.
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