{"id":2610878,"date":"2026-06-04T21:53:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T01:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/117-democrats-vote-against-tlaibs-lebanon-war-powers-measure\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T21:54:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T01:54:35","slug":"117-democrats-vote-against-tlaibs-lebanon-war-powers-measure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/117-democrats-vote-against-tlaibs-lebanon-war-powers-measure\/","title":{"rendered":"117 Democrats vote against Tlaib&#8217;s Lebanon war powers measure"},"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\">18<\/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%2F117-democrats-vote-against-tlaibs-lebanon-war-powers-measure%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=2610878&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>An effort led by Rep. Rashida Tlaib to block President Donald Trump from supporting Israel\u2019s military campaign in Lebanon split House Democrats over how the resolution was drafted. The measure failed 92-324, backed by progressive Democrats and Rep. Thomas massie, while Democratic leadership-including Hakeem Jeffries and Katherine Clark-opposed it, arguing it would entangle the U.S. in a Lebanon conflict and risk embassy personnel.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Haley Stevens said the resolution could put U.S.embassy staff at risk and disrupt counterterrorism efforts, noting the small U.S.presence in Lebanon is primarily intended to protect the embassy, assist training, and help prevent violence tied to Hezbollah and other extremist groups. Leadership also indicated it would work with Tlaib on a separate Lebanon-related measure introduced earlier, but Tlaib urged immediate action, saying Lebanese children are being killed or injured from the ongoing fighting.<\/p>\n<p>Despite calls for urgency from supporters like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, several Democrats voted against the measure, and similar legislation is unlikely to pass the House given the absence of U.S. troops in Lebanon and the likely lack of sufficient Republican support.  <\/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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An effort to bar President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> from aiding Israel\u2019s military campaign in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lebanon\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1192\">Lebanon<\/a> led by Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rashida-tlaib\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1114\">Rashida Tlaib<\/a> (D-MI) split the Democratic caucus Thursday over concerns about how the text was drafted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The measure, which failed 92-324, was supported by a coalition of progressive Democrats and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), a Trump critic who <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >opposes military action abroad<\/a>. <\/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\/policy\/defense\/4595800\/zelensky-full-ceasefire-meeting-putin-open-letter\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Zelensky proposes \u2018full ceasefire\u2019 and face-to-face meeting with Putin in direct open letter<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/4582793\/military-needs-more-innovative-risk-takers\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>The military needs more innovative risk takers<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4594382\/identity-us-soldier-killed-training-exercise-iraq\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>US <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-calls-for-face-to-face-putin-meeting-and-full-ceasefire\/\" title=\"Zelensky calls for face-to-face Putin meeting and &#039;full&#039; ceasefire\">identifies soldier killed<\/a> during training exercise in Iraq<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">House Democratic leadership, including Minority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hakeem-jeffries\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"790\">Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> (D-NY) and Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA), opposed the measure, exposing a rift between leadership and progressive members.\u00a0Ultimately, 117 Democrats joined 205 Republicans in voting against the measure.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs demonstrated yesterday, House Democrats are committed to ending Donald Trump\u2019s reckless and costly war of choice in Iran,\u201d Democratic leadership wrote in the statement. \u201cWe also do not support any effort by the Trump administration to entangle the United States in a war in Lebanon or other parts of the Middle East.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) asserted the resolution would have \u201cput U.S. embassy personnel at risk and interfere with our efforts to fight terrorism across the globe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe small number of U.S. forces stationed in Lebanon are there to protect our embassy in Beirut, assist with Lebanon\u2019s military training and readiness, and help Lebanon prevent Hezbollah, ISIS, and Al-Qaeda-linked violence so that innocent civilians may have the opportunity to live in peace,\u201d Stevens wrote in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just a few hours before the vote, leadership threw their support behind a second measure introduced by Tlaib on Wednesday, vowing to work with her to grow Democratic support for the measure. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, Tlaib urged her peers to support Thursday\u2019s legislation, insisting \u201cthe people of Lebanon can\u2019t wait another month for Congress to act.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEvery day that we do nothing, 11 more Lebanese children are killed or injured by the Israeli military in this U.S.-supported invasion. Congress must pass today\u2019s Lebanon War Powers Resolution,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), who voted yes, said she believes there is \u201ctremendous urgency for us to check the administration\u2019s overreach in the region writ large, as well as preventing, as we\u2019ve seen, the Israeli government dragging US forces into an escalated conflict that I believe is not only not in our interest but not in the world\u2019s interest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She continued, \u201cSo I was, of course, supportive of the resolution, and I hope that we\u2019ll be able to get to a place where we can pass.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jeffries told the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>ahead of the vote that leadership was going to work with Tlaib and Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) on her latest measure \u201cto garner as much support and get it over the finish line.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All of this comes after House Democrats successfully passed 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> on Iran on Wednesday, with the help of four Republicans. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, \u201cThe United States is not at war with Lebanon, nor is there any indication that we\u2019re going to war with Lebanon, so it\u2019s an unnecessary war powers vote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4595078\/18-house-republicans-defy-trump-and-vote-to-send-1-3-billion-to-ukraine\/\"><strong>18 HOUSE REPUBLICANS DEFY TRUMP AND VOTE TO SEND $1.3 BILLION TO UKRAINE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe don\u2019t have troops there,\u201d said Rep. Greg Landsman (D-OH), another no vote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With no U.S. troops in Lebanon as of Thursday, it is unlikely any measure would receive enough Republican support to pass it out of the House.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tlaib\u2019s Lebanon war powers bid split Democrats over drafting concerns<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4027,"featured_media":2610879,"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\/2026\/06\/AP26056078935134.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3685,23728,5420,57516],"class_list":["post-2610878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democrats","tag-lebanon","tag-tlaib","tag-war-powers"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26056078935134.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610878","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\/4027"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2610878"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610878\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2610882,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610878\/revisions\/2610882"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2610879"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2610878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2610878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2610878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}