Senate Rejects Iran War Powers Measure After Republican Vote Shift
The U. S. Senate voted 50-48 to adopt a concurrent resolution urging President Trump to withdraw U. S. forces from hostilities with Iran, a bipartisan rebuke of the administration, according to CNN.
CBS News described the measure as a House-originated resolution aimed at limiting Trump’s Iran actions, while AP News noted it was the first war-powers resolution to pass after ten prior attempts. DW reported that the resolution specifically called on the president to end Iran strikes, reinforcing Senate criticism. Later, the Senate rejected a new war-powers measure that would have required congressional authorization for any further action, with the vote falling 47-50-1, as reported by CNN. CBS said the defeat followed a shift by two Republican senators who joined Democrats in supporting the rejection. CNN added that President Trump praised the outcome on social media after the measure was blocked.
