{"id":2571393,"date":"2026-02-19T10:51:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T15:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ro-khanna-and-thomas-massie-try-to-force-war-powers-vote-over-iran\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T10:54:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T15:54:05","slug":"ro-khanna-and-thomas-massie-try-to-force-war-powers-vote-over-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ro-khanna-and-thomas-massie-try-to-force-war-powers-vote-over-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie try to force war powers vote over Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fro-khanna-and-thomas-massie-try-to-force-war-powers-vote-over-iran%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2571393&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>U.S. Representatives Ro Khanna and Thomas massie are pushing to force a vote next week on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/43-republican-democrat-house-members-demand-biden-seek-approval-before-sending-u-s-troops-to-ukraine\/\" title=\"43 Republican, Democrat House Members Demand Biden Seek Approval Before Sending U.S. Troops To Ukraine\">war powers resolution<\/a> about Iran, aiming to restrict the Trump management\u2019s ability to strike Iran without congressional approval.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; They plan to discharge a motion to force a vote on a war powers resolution, arguing Congress must debate and authorize any military action against Iran rather than acting unilaterally.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The move comes as the U.S. has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taiwan-warns-of-sharp-increase-in-tensions-as-chinese-jets-enter-defense-zone\/\" title=\"Taiwan alerts of rising tensions as Chinese jets breach defense zone.\">increased military pressure<\/a> in the region, including sending the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford to the Middle East, with President Trump reportedly undecided about possible strikes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Khanna emphasizes diplomatic efforts and a deal to manage Iran\u2019s nuclear program,warning that war with Iran would be catastrophic and could put thousands of U.S. troops at risk in the region.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Massie contends there is no imminent threat from Iran and says he will vote against expanding U.S. military action, signaling opposition to further escalation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The article notes a history of similar war powers actions: Khanna and Massie previously led a bipartisan effort for a war powers resolution in June 2025 (which was blocked in the Senate), and a January rebuke on Venezuela\u2019s situation advanced but was ultimately tabled by a vice president\u2019s tiebreaking vote.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The broader context includes ongoing discussions at a \u201cBoard of Peace\u201d meeting reportedly hosted by Trump to discuss peace in Gaza, with Israel and turkey expected to attend.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie try to force <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-foreign-policy-reveals-fractures-in-the-gop\/\" title=\"...&#039;s foreign policy reveals fractures in the GOP\">war powers resolution vote<\/a> over Iran<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2510176\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Reps. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ro-khanna\/\">Ro Khanna<\/a> (D-CA) and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/thomas-massie\/\">Thomas Massie<\/a> (R-KY) said they will try to force a vote next week on a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/war-powers-resolution\/\">war powers resolution<\/a> to thwart the Trump administration as it weighs a possible strike against <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\">Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The United States has amplified its military pressure against Iran by sending in the world&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-navy-pushes-transgender-pronouns-while-allowing-massive-war-preparedness-gaps\/\" title=\"U.S. Navy Pushes Transgender Pronouns While Allowing Massive ......Preparedness Gaps\">largest aircraft carrier<\/a>, the <em>USS<\/em>&nbsp;<em>Gerald R. Ford<\/em>, to the Middle East this week. The move comes as the U.S. military is <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4462612\/us-ready-strike-iran-soon-trump-undecided\/\">ready to strike<\/a> as early as this weekend, while President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump <\/a>remains undecided.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4462051\/jeffries-leaves-maryland-empty-handed-meetings-redistricting\/\">Jeffries leaves Maryland empty-handed in push to convince Democrats to redraw House map<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4461974\/jeffries-rules-house-democrats-state-of-the-union\/\">Jeffries lays ground rules for House Democrats attending State of the Union<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4461578\/democrats-skip-trump-state-of-the-union-national-mall-rally\/\">Democrats to skip Trump&#8217;s State of the Union for counter rally on National Mall<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Trump officials say there&rsquo;s a 90% chance of strikes on Iran. He can&rsquo;t without Congress. @RepThomasMassie &amp; I have a War Powers Resolution to debate &amp; vote on war before putting U.S. troops in harm&rsquo;s way. I will make a motion to discharge to force a vote on it next week,&rdquo; Khanna <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RoKhanna\/status\/2024259912197460101?s=20\">wrote<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p>Khanna pointed to the military buildup in the region and said he instead supports &ldquo;diplomatic talks &amp; a deal by Trump to handle Iran&rsquo;s nuclear program and protect our allies.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A war with Iran would be catastrophic. Iran is a complex society of 90 million people with significant air defenses and military capabilities. We also have 30-40k U.S. troops in the region who could be at risk of retaliation. Congress must do its job and stop this march to war,&rdquo; Khanna wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Massie conferred with his across-the-aisle, co-sponsor of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, writing on X that &ldquo;there&rsquo;s no imminent threat from Iran.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I will vote to put America first which means voting against more war in the Middle East,&rdquo; Massie said.<\/p>\n<p>Massie and Khanna led the effort for a war powers resolution vote on military operations in Iran <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3445025\/massie-leads-bipartisan-house-resolution-limit-trump-war-powers-iran\/\">in June 2025<\/a>. A similar June resolution, introduced by Sen.<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-kaine\/\">Tim Kaine<\/a> (D-VA), was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kaine.senate.gov\/press-releases\/kaine-statement-on-senate-vote-on-his-war-powers-resolution-on-iran\">blocked<\/a> in the Senate just days after the Trump administration struck three nuclear facilities in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>In early January, Congress issued a rare rebuke of Trump&rsquo;s power as the Senate voted 52-47&nbsp;to<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4411245\/senate-vote-advances-trump-war-powers-venezuela\/\"> advance<\/a> procedurally a war powers resolution to curb further action in Venezuela after the ouster of former dictator <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nicolas-maduro\/\">Nicolas Maduro<\/a>. However, that rebuke was short-lived as the Senate ultimately <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4418647\/senate-venezuela-war-powers-vote-second-trump-rebuke\/\">tabled the resolution<\/a> with a tiebreaking vote from Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\">JD Vance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-on-defense\/4463216\/chance-of-war-with-iran-continues-to-rise\/\">CHANCE OF ALL-OUT WAR WITH IRAN CONTINUES TO RISE, AS NUCLEAR NEGOTIATIONS MAKE LITTLE PROGRESS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >war powers resolution talks<\/a> come to the surface, Trump is holding his inaugural Board of Peace meeting in Washington, D.C., on Thursday to discuss bringing peace to Gaza.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\">Israel<\/a>, an adversary of Iran, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/turkey\/\">Turkey<\/a>, which has been a&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/01\/30\/trump-iran-threat-talks-foreign-minister-turkey\">prominent force<\/a>&nbsp;in trying to bring negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, are both expected to be in attendance at the Board of Peace meeting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Khanna, Massie push Iran war-powers vote<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2571394,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-collage-wodstxhbv-1756777359905-e1770666196967.jpg?1769000154&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4402,3823,32530,33196,57516],"class_list":["post-2571393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-congress","tag-iran","tag-ro-khanna","tag-thomas-massie","tag-war-powers"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-collage-wodstxhbv-1756777359905-e1770666196967.jpg?1769000154&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2571393"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571393\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2571397,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571393\/revisions\/2571397"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2571394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2571393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2571393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2571393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}