{"id":507811,"date":"2026-06-23T21:35:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T21:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/507811\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T21:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T21:35:09","slug":"senate-votes-to-limit-trumps-iran-war-powers-in-rare-rebuke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/507811\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate votes to limit Trump\u2019s Iran war powers in rare rebuke"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n The Senate adopted a resolution on Tuesday directing the president to remove military forces from the conflict with Iran<\/a>, a significant rebuke to Donald Trump and a strong message that the war lacks support in Congress.\n <\/p>\n

\n Democrats have repeatedly forced votes to limit Trump\u2019s war powers in both the House and the Senate \u2014 a campaign that has gradually picked up more GOP support in recent weeks, drawing the president\u2019s ire.\n <\/p>\n

\n GOP Sens. Rand Paul, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and Bill Cassidy joined Democrats in voting for the resolution, while Democratic Sen. John Fetterman voted against it. The final tally was 50-48. The absences of GOP Sens. Mitch McConnell and Dave McCormick, who have previously voted against advancing war powers resolutions, contributed to the measure\u2019s adoption.\n <\/p>\n

\n The measure passed the House<\/a> earlier this month. But because it is what\u2019s known as a concurrent resolution, it does not require the president\u2019s signature and, by definition, does not carry the force of law.\n <\/p>\n

\n A White House official dismissed the Senate vote, saying the resolution \u201chas no significance\u201d and blaming the measure\u2019s adoption on \u201cRepublican absences.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cConcurrent resolutions do not go to the president and have no force of law,\u201d the official said.\n <\/p>\n

\n The official said the resolution directs the president to remove US armed forces from hostilities against Iran, \u201cyet there are no hostilities from which to remove U.S. forces, as hostilities terminated with the ceasefire on April 7th.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n A House Democratic aide who has been involved in the effort to pass the war powers resolution told CNN earlier this month, however, that they believe the measure would be binding and it would be a legal matter to work out.\n <\/p>\n

\n This is the 10th time the Senate has voted on an Iran war powers measure since the beginning of the year. An earlier Senate-led resolution advanced last month, but has not had a follow-up vote yet as Democrats work to ensure they have the support needed to pass it.\n <\/p>\n

\n The House passed the concurrent resolution 215-208, with four House Republicans voting with Democrats and immediately facing the president\u2019s anger. Trump called the four members \u201cGRANDSTANDERS\u201d and their action \u201cunpatriotic\u201d in a post on Truth Social after the vote.\n <\/p>\n

\n Some Democratic senators, including Tim Kaine, have argued that passage of a war powers resolution is necessary, even after the US reached an agreement with Iran and amid ongoing negotiations with Tehran.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cI think it\u2019s a good time to have the vote to say, \u2018Hey, if we\u2019re really in a period of maybe some stability here, let\u2019s not just allow it to start up again without Congress being involved in that decision,\u201d he told reporters last week.\n <\/p>\n

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