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senator, said Thursday’s vote was critical. Friday marks 60 days since the [Trump administration](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/trump-administration) notified Congress that it was carrying out strikes on Iran. Under the War Powers Resolution
Senate Democrats are expected to force a vote on a war powers resolution that would prevent Trump from continuing hostilities against Iran
resolution [failed](/news/2026/4/15/us-senate-rejects-another-war-powers-resolution-to-limit-trump-on-iran) in the US Senate, by a vote of 52 to 47, mostly along party lines. The twin votes have underscored Republicans’ continued wariness about constraining Trump’s war against Iran
powers resolution:** The US Senate voted 55-46 to defeat a measure led by Tammy Baldwin, a Democratic senator from Wisconsin, to curb Trump’s authority to wage war on Iran
Iran, the sixth time in recent weeks.** “This week, Democrats will force a vote on our war powers resolution for the sixth time. We’ll continue to force votes every week as this war rages
powers resolution to limit Trump on Iran **Washington, DC –** A resolution to rein in US President Donald Trump’s authority to wage war with Iran has failed for the fourth time in the US Senate
Iran because of deep divisions between Democrats and Republicans sitting in the chamber. On April 15, [a fourth bipartisan bid](/news/2026/4/15/us-senate-rejects-another-war-powers-resolution-to-limit-trump-on-iran) in the US Senate to curb Trump’s authority to conduct military operations using
Senator Rick Scott of Florida, who introduced the point of order that stopped the resolution, said a war powers vote was not appropriate because Trump has not deployed troops against Havana. In a later post
resolutions to rein in Trump’s military authorities. They have shown general unity in not publicly opposing the war with Iran, despite a handful of defectors siding with the majority of Democrats in opposition