The U.S. House of Representatives has rejected a War Powers Resolution aimed at curbing President Donald Trump’s authority to continue the military campaign in Iran without express congressional approval, with the vote falling 212–219.
The bipartisan measure, co‑sponsored by Ro Khanna (D‑Calif.) and Thomas Massie (R‑Ky.), would have required the president to end hostilities unless Congress explicitly authorized further military action under the 1973 War Powers Resolution.
Four Democrats broke with their party and joined most Republicans in voting against limiting the president’s war authority: Reps. Jared Golden (Maine), Henry Cuellar (Texas), Greg Landsman (Ohio) and Juan Vargas (California).
The outcome leaves Trump with continued executive control over the conflict without a formal vote authorizing war — a major flashpoint in the broader fight over Congress’s constitutional role in declaring and overseeing military action.
The bipartisan measure, co‑sponsored by Ro Khanna (D‑Calif.) and Thomas Massie (R‑Ky.), would have required the president to end hostilities unless Congress explicitly authorized further military action under the 1973 War Powers Resolution.
Four Democrats broke with their party and joined most Republicans in voting against limiting the president’s war authority: Reps. Jared Golden (Maine), Henry Cuellar (Texas), Greg Landsman (Ohio) and Juan Vargas (California).
The outcome leaves Trump with continued executive control over the conflict without a formal vote authorizing war — a major flashpoint in the broader fight over Congress’s constitutional role in declaring and overseeing military action.
The U.S. House of Representatives has rejected a War Powers Resolution aimed at curbing President Donald Trump’s authority to continue the military campaign in Iran without express congressional approval, with the vote falling 212–219.
The bipartisan measure, co‑sponsored by Ro Khanna (D‑Calif.) and Thomas Massie (R‑Ky.), would have required the president to end hostilities unless Congress explicitly authorized further military action under the 1973 War Powers Resolution.
Four Democrats broke with their party and joined most Republicans in voting against limiting the president’s war authority: Reps. Jared Golden (Maine), Henry Cuellar (Texas), Greg Landsman (Ohio) and Juan Vargas (California).
The outcome leaves Trump with continued executive control over the conflict without a formal vote authorizing war — a major flashpoint in the broader fight over Congress’s constitutional role in declaring and overseeing military action.
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