{"id":2602913,"date":"2026-05-14T19:32:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T23:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/golden-saves-trumps-iran-war-powers-as-gop-opposition-grows\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T19:34:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T23:34:10","slug":"golden-saves-trumps-iran-war-powers-as-gop-opposition-grows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/golden-saves-trumps-iran-war-powers-as-gop-opposition-grows\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden saves Trump&#8217;s Iran war powers as GOP opposition grows"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fgolden-saves-trumps-iran-war-powers-as-gop-opposition-grows%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=2602913&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>Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) helped prevent a House defeat for President Donald Trump by being the lone House Democrat to vote against 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 ...ublican, Democrat ... Members Demand Biden Seek Approval Before Sending U.S. Troops To Ukraine\">war powers resolution<\/a> that would restrict the commander in chief\u2019s ability to wage war with Iran. The measure deadlocked 212-212, and under House rules that tie means the legislation failed.<\/p>\n<p>Golden is retiring,and his \u201cno\u201d vote proved decisive because Republicans could only afford a small number of losses due to their slim majority. Several GOP members who supported limiting Trump\u2019s war powers relied on Golden\u2019s opposition to avoid an additional rebuke of the administration.<\/p>\n<p>Golden indicated he would back a \u201cclean\u201d option resolution introduced by Rep. Gregory Meeks, which he signaled could be brought to a vote soon. Even so, similar efforts have struggled in the Senate and the president would still have the option to veto legislation if it passed.<\/p>\n<p>The vote also highlighted how the Iran conflict has moved beyond the 60-day window covered by the 1973 War Powers Resolution, though the White House argues a ceasefire means the legal threshold has not been met.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jared-golden\/\">Jared Golden<\/a> (D-ME) saved President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> again from a House defeat Thursday, as the lone Democrat to vote against legislation restricting the commander in chief\u2019s ability to wage war with Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Golden, who is retiring from Congress after this term, was the only House Democrat to vote against a war powers resolution by Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ). The measure deadlocked in a 212-212 vote. Under the House rules, a tie effectively means the legislation fails.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4569313\/jared-golden-tanks-push-rein-in-trump-war-powers\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Jared Golden tanks push to rein in Trump\u2019s war powers as GOP opposition grows<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4568859\/ohio-max-miller-sues-ex-wife-emily-moreno-domestic-abuse\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Ohio Rep. 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Max Miller sues ex-wife for defamation over abuse claims\">security funding grows<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>With Republicans holding a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >razor-thin majority<\/a>, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) could afford to lose only two GOP votes before needing Democratic support. Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Tom Barrett (R-MI) backed limiting Trump\u2019s war powers, making Golden\u2019s vote decisive. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The Maine Democrat indicated Wednesday that he would vote for a \u201cclean\u201d resolution, which Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) has already introduced and could come up for a vote as soon as next week. With the three Republican \u201cyes\u201d votes, his support could push the measure across the finish line in the House.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Trump, like all his predecessors, has refused to recognize the limitations of the War Powers Act, but to me the law is clear,\u201d Golden <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/golden.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/golden-announces-support-for-clean-resolution-to-constrain-military-action-in-iran\">wrote Wednesday<\/a>. \u201cHis window for unilateral military engagement has closed. Hostilities, including the use of the U.S. fleet to impose a blockade of Iranian ports, cannot legally continue unless the president seeks, and wins, Congressional approval.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The defections also underscored slipping Republican support for Trump\u2019s handling of the Iran conflict. In a similar vote last month, only Massie broke with the White House. Thursday\u2019s vote tripled the number of GOP defections and forced Republican leadership to once again rely on Golden to prevent an embarrassing rebuke of Trump from his own party.<\/p>\n<p>Even if the resolution cleared the House, it likely wouldn\u2019t have gotten the 60 votes necessary in the Senate, where similar efforts have repeatedly failed. Regardless, Trump could still veto it even if it passed Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday\u2019s result mirrored what happened last month when the House considered a war powers resolution on the Iran conflict. Golden\u2019s opposition was key then as well.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4567499\/house-gop-third-reconciliation-bill-fraud-affordability\/\">HOUSE GOP PLOTTING THIRD RECONCILIATION BILL FOCUSED ON FRAUD AND AFFORDABILITY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yet Thursday\u2019s vote was also a bigger test of Trump\u2019s war powers because the conflict with Iran has already pushed past the 60-day mark. The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/war-powers-resolution\/\">1973 War Powers Resolution<\/a> limits a president\u2019s unilateral military action to 60 days before having to seek authorization from Congress. The law does allow the president to grant himself a one-time 30-day extension with limitations on offensive operations.<\/p>\n<p>The White House has argued that the conflict, which started on Feb. 28, has yet to reach the threshold because of a ceasefire that is in place with Iran. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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