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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
voted to advance a war powers resolution to constrain Trump's authority to conduct war against Iran, but there were several absences, and a final Senate
powers resolution that advanced to a final vote earlier this week, when four GOP senators supported the resolution and three others were absent from the vote. The actions by congressional leaders showed Republicans are struggling
Senator Lisa Murkowski broke ranks with her own party for the first time and voted in favour of the War Powers Resolution. Susan Collins – who is facing a tough re-election battle in Maine – voted
senator Tim Kaine, who has forced a vote on several ultimately unsuccessful war powers resolutions on the Iran war, Hegseth claimed that “the 60-day clock pauses or stops in a ceasefire
Senate has advanced a War Powers Resolution that could prevent President Donald Trump from using military force against Iran without congressional authorisation amid [widening fallout](/news/2026/3/2/poll-suggests-only-a-quarter-of-americans-support-attacks-on-iran) from the conflict. The vote
vote on a war powers resolution designed to force Trump to seek congressional approval for the US-Israeli war against Iran. A similar bill had passed the Senate
senators narrowly rejected a resolution curbing President Trump’s power to wage war on Iran – their first vote
Trump’s war against Iran has divided House Republicans, the chamber’s Democrats were unanimous in their backing of the war powers resolution. After the vote, several took urged their colleagues in the Senate
Senate Democrats are expected to force a vote on a war powers resolution that would prevent Trump from continuing hostilities against Iran
votes in favor of an unprecedented resolution to rein in Trump’s power to continue the conflict. Kaine said that he plans to bring a war powers resolution to the Senate in response
Iran, even as the ranks of Republicans opposed to Donald Trump’s strategy grew. The war powers resolution proposed by Jeff Merkley, a Democratic senator of Oregon, failed in a 49-50 vote
Senate has advanced a war-powers resolution](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/19/senate-war-powers-resolution-trump) that would end the Iran war unless Trump obtains Congress’ authorisation**. The vote
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
war powers resolution, as four [Republicans](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/republicans) voted with Democrats. Wednesday’s vote came nearly two weeks after House Republicans [cancelled an earlier scheduled vote](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/21/republicans-cancel-vote-war-powers-iran), on the grounds that they
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 on Wednesday, as representatives backed a move to force him to seek approval from Congress or withdraw US forces. The House voted 215 to 208 in favor of the war powers resolution, as four
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