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Senate rejects Democrats' 6th Iran war powers resolution ahead of 60-day deadline
The 47-50 vote exposed GOP divisions as lawmakers faced a legal deadline that could force Congress to authorize or end the conflict.
- On Thursday, the Senate rejected California Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff's war powers resolution 47–50, failing to curb President Donald Trump's authority to wage war on Iran as a critical 60-day deadline approaches on Friday.
- The War Powers Resolution of 1973 requires presidents to remove forces from hostilities after 60 days without congressional authorization; the administration's March 2 notification triggered this window, which closes tomorrow.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told the Senate Armed Services Committee the 60-day clock "pauses or stops in a ceasefire," but Virginia Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine disputed the claim, saying "That's going to pose a really important legal question for the administration."
- House Speaker Mike Johnson told NBC News Congress need not act because the U.S. is "not at war," while some GOP senators are drafting legislation to explicitly authorize military force against Iran.
- Frustrated by repeated defeats, Democrats worry that allowing the deadline to pass without consequence would render the statute meaningless, prompting some to explore legal action against the administration.
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