House votes for a third time to end the Iran war as conflict drags on
The 220-204 vote was the strongest GOP break yet, as the Congressional Budget Office said the war has cost more than $38 billion.
- On Tuesday, the House voted 220-204 to restrict President Donald Trump's military authority in Iran, marking a third symbolic rebuke of the ongoing conflict.
- Since launching Feb. 28, the war has cost more than $38 billion and disrupted oil shipments, fueling public skepticism with 67% of voters saying military action hurt the United States.
- Seven Republicans joined most Democrats in Tuesday's vote, an increase from prior efforts as lawmakers campaign with less than 50 days before November elections.
- Although the House passed the measure, it faces uncertain prospects in the Senate, and Trump would almost certainly veto any legislation curtailing his military powers.
- Republican Rep. Brian Mast argued Iran remains a threat and Trump is against "forever wars," while Democrats claimed the administration lacks a strategic resolution after seven months of fighting.
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Weeks before the midterm elections, the U.S. House of Representatives voted for the third time to end Iran's war, in a renewed legislative rebellion on Trump, disrupting the Republican ranks and expressing voter distress with a bill of blood and inflation.
This is the third time that the agency has called on the White House tenant to depose his actions in Iran. This time, there were three new Republican representatives who supported the resolution, totaling seven.
The U.S. House of Representatives approved a resolution requiring President Donald Trump to withdraw U.S. armed forces from fighting against Iran without the direct permission of Congress. 220 congressmen voted in favour of the document, against 204.
House Passes War Powers Resolution To Limit President Trump’s Military Operations In Iran, 7 Republicans Vote With Democrats
It happened again. On late Tuesday night, lawmakers made their way to the Capitol and voted for a third time on a War Powers Resolution that would end the U.S. military’s current military operations in Iran. The House passed the War Powers Resolution, which would prevent President Trump from continuing U.S. Military operations in Iran...
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