{"id":2576278,"date":"2026-03-04T21:17:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T02:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-senate-rejects-dems-war-powers-resolution-trying-to-tie-trumps-hands-on-iran\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T21:19:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T02:19:42","slug":"breaking-senate-rejects-dems-war-powers-resolution-trying-to-tie-trumps-hands-on-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-senate-rejects-dems-war-powers-resolution-trying-to-tie-trumps-hands-on-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Senate Rejects Dems&#8217; War Powers Resolution Trying to Tie Trump&#8217;s Hands on Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Fbreaking-senate-rejects-dems-war-powers-resolution-trying-to-tie-trumps-hands-on-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=2576278&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>A Senate vote to curb President Trump\u2019s ability to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-propose-massive-new-legislative-package-cost-to-be-borne-by-taxpayers\/\" title=\"Biden to propose massive new legislative package, cost to be borne by taxpayers\">wage war<\/a> with Iran was defeated 47-53, according to the Associated Press. The measure\u2014a war powers resolution\u2014was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-congresswomans-home-vandalized-with-antifa-symbols-on-memorial-day\/\" title=\"GOP Congresswoman\u2019s Home Vandalized With Antifa Symbols On Memorial Day\">largely party-line<\/a>, with most Democrats opposing it and most Republicans supporting it; notable exceptions included Republican Rand Paul voting in favor and Democrat John Fetterman voting against constraining the president.Proponents argued the resolution would intrude on presidential authority and trigger a 60-day clock under the 1973 War Powers Resolution, while opponents said it would undermine national defense and upset the balance of powers. The discussion featured remarks from several senators, including Lindsey Graham, John Barrasso, Susan Collins, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, and also touched on issues such as U.S. support for Israel. The article alludes to contemporary political commentary and related coverage from outlets like The Hill, NBC News, and Politico.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>An effort by Senate Democrats to put their prerogatives ahead of Middle East peace was defeated Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >war powers resolution failed 47-53<\/a>, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-war-senate-vote-war-powers-06f9465c16218f90192f7502baa736eb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Although the vote was largely along <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-debate-future-infrastructure-bills\/\" title=\"Lawmakers debate future infrastructure bills\">party lines<\/a>, Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky voted in favor of the resolution to tie President Donald Trump&rsquo;s hands, while Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania voted to let Trump wage war as he sees fit.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Democrats would rather obstruct Donald Trump than obliterate Iran&rsquo;s national nuclear program,&rdquo; Republican Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming said.<\/p>\n<p>As noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/5767815-senate-war-powers-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina framed his denigration of the resolution in colloquial terms.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It sucks,&rdquo;&nbsp;he said of the resolution.&nbsp;&ldquo;It&rsquo;s an unconstitutional shift of power from the commander in chief to the Congress.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Referring to the 60-day limit given to a president under the post-Vietnam War Powers Resolution of 1973, Graham said invoking the act would be a mistake.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;ll set in motion a system where 535 people, after 60 days, become the commander in chief, grinding this nation&rsquo;s ability to defend itself to a halt,&rdquo; Graham said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/senate-blocks-restrictions-trump-using-military-iran-war-rcna261680\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Every day, Iran grows weaker, and we grow stronger,&rdquo; he said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/03\/04\/senate-rejects-war-powers-trump-00813233\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Their ability to generate missile attacks is going down, not up. There will be pain before this is over. The likelihood of casualties is real. But the reason our men and women are over there is to protect us over here.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Trump &ldquo;has the authority that he needs to conduct the activities, the operations that are currently underway there,&rdquo; according to The Hill<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The president is acting in the best interests of the nation and our national security interests by ensuring that he&rsquo;s protecting Americans and American bases and installations in the region,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said Congress needs to be kept in the loop.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Passing this resolution now would send the wrong message to Iran and to our troops,&rdquo; she said.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>&ldquo;At this juncture, providing unequivocal support to our service members is critically important, as is ongoing consultation by the administration with Congress.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman said he stands not just with Trump, but with Israel.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Love it.<\/p>\n<p>Not sure why it&rsquo;s controversial to anyone to appreciate and celebrate wiping out 49 leaders of one of the most evil regimes in recorded history. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3lyV8fsId4\">pic.twitter.com\/3lyV8fsId4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; U.S. Senator John Fetterman (@SenFettermanPA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenFettermanPA\/status\/2028516757887979981?\">March 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I know probably the most toxic thing you can do as a Democrat is to agree with the president about anything at this point,&rdquo; Fetterman said shortly before Wednesday&rsquo;s vote, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/fetterman-joins-republicans-to-sink-war-powers-resolution-on-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mediaite<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think people in the base, the people in Pennsylvania and the country, I would say, &lsquo;Hey, as a committed Democrat,&rsquo; I can say &lsquo;I think this is a good thing,&rsquo; and where we are now, I&rsquo;m proud to stand with Israel,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The result largely followed party lines: Republican Rand Paul of Kentucky voted in support of the measure to tie the president\u2019s hands, while Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania voted against it, favoring the president\u2019s discretion. <\/p>\n<p>Key reactions:<br \/>\n&#8211; Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) said Democrats would rather obstruct Trump than stop Iran\u2019s nuclear program.<br \/>\n&#8211; Sen. Lindsey Graham criticized the resolution in blunt terms.<br \/>\n&#8211; The Hill noted Graham argued the plan would represent an unconstitutional shift of power from the commander in chief to Congress and would risk a system where after 60 days, Congress effectively controls decisions about war.<br \/>\n&#8211; Senate Majority Leader John Thune defended the president\u2019s authority to conduct current operations and to protect Americans and U.S. bases in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Other voices:<br \/>\n&#8211; Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) said Congress needs to stay informed and involved, warning that passing the resolution would send the wrong signal to Iran and U.S. troops while urging continued administration consultation with Congress.<br \/>\n&#8211; Fetterman voiced support for Israel, including a tweet praising actions against Iranian leadership, and said he would stand with Israel.<\/p>\n<p>In brief, the vote split largely along party lines, with a few notable exceptions, and sparked debate over the proper balance of war powers between the presidency and Congress<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2576279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Fetterman-vs-Paul.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3685,3823,3740,3634,57516],"class_list":["post-2576278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-democrats","tag-iran","tag-senate","tag-trump","tag-war-powers"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Fetterman-vs-Paul.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576278","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2576278"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576278\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2576282,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576278\/revisions\/2576282"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2576279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2576278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2576278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2576278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}