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The Senate voted 50-47 on Tuesday to advance a resolution aimed at forcing President Donald Trump to end U.S. involvement in the war with Iran, marking the strongest showing yet for congressional efforts to rein in the administration’s military authority. The breakthrough came after Bill Cassidy broke with most Republicans …

The House of Representatives on Thursday rejected a third effort to limit Donald Trump’s military authority in Iran, though growing Republican support for the measure underscored rising unease inside the GOP over the length and scope of the conflict. The Democratic-led War Powers Resolution failed in a 212-212 tie vote, …

The Senate on Wednesday narrowly rejected a renewed effort to curb President Donald Trump’s military campaign against Iran, marking the first major congressional test of Republican support for the war after the expiration of the War Powers Act’s 60-day limit on unauthorized military operations. The War Powers Resolution failed in …

Senate Republicans, joined by one Democrat, on Wednesday blocked a resolution that would have forced Donald Trumpto seek congressional authorization for continued military action against Iran, marking the fifth failed attempt to rein in the president’s war powers. The measure failed in a 46-51 vote, largely along party lines. John …

House Democrats on Thursday failed in an attempt to pass a resolution aimed at halting President Donald Trump’s military actions against Iran, after a Republican lawmaker abruptly ended a brief session without allowing the measure to be considered. Rep. Glenn Ivey and several Democrats returned to Washington during a congressional …

The Republican-controlled United States House of Representatives narrowly voted Thursday to reject a resolution that would have restricted Donald Trump from continuing military operations against Iran, one day after the United States Senate blocked a similar measure. The vote, 219–212, effectively cleared the way for Trump to continue a widening …

The Senate is set to vote Wednesday on whether to block Donald Trump from using further military force against Iran without congressional authorization, as lawmakers from both parties raise concerns about the scope and duration of the escalating conflict. The measure, introduced by Tim Kaine and co-sponsored by Rand Paul, …

Top congressional Democrats on Saturday called for Congress to immediately return to Washington and vote on whether to halt further U.S. military action against Iran, after President Donald Trump signaled a potentially extended conflict aimed at forcing regime change in Tehran. The House and Senate were already expected to consider …

Vice President JD Vance broke a tied Senate vote to block advancement of a war powers resolution that would have stopped President Donald Trump from taking further military action against Venezuela without congressional authorization. Senate Republicans used a procedural maneuver Wednesday night to halt debate on the Vietnam War-era statute …

The U.S. Senate rejected Friday, 47-53, a resolution authored by Virginia Democrat Tim Kaine to block American forces from hostility against Iran. Though a shaky ceasefire agreement between Iran and Israel has held this week, somewhat diminishing the urgency of the vote, proponents of the resolution made two major arguments during …