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U.S. Senate Blocks Bid to Halt Trump's Iran Campaign

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Courtroom-sketch editorial illustration of U.S. Representatives Jason Crow, Pramila Jayapal, and Greg Casar speaking outside the Capitol after an Iran war-powers vote

The U.S. Senate voted 49-47 on Thursday to block a Democratic-led resolution that would have required President Donald Trump to halt military action against Iran unless Congress authorized it. The decision came shortly after the House approved a parallel war-powers resolution 214-208, with four Republicans joining Democrats. Most Republican lawmakers in both chambers backed continued presidential authority over the campaign. Joint U.S.-Israeli strikes began the war in February; a ceasefire reached in April broke down this month as American attacks resumed.

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