{"id":211231,"date":"2026-05-20T21:04:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T21:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/us-senate-votes-to-advance-resolution-to-curb-trumps-iran-war-powers-the-guardian\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T21:04:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T21:04:47","slug":"us-senate-votes-to-advance-resolution-to-curb-trumps-iran-war-powers-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/us-senate-votes-to-advance-resolution-to-curb-trumps-iran-war-powers-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"US Senate votes to advance resolution to curb Trump\u2019s Iran war powers – The Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chamber advances bill for first time as four Republicans join all but one of Senate\u2019s Democrats in favor
The Senate voted on Tuesday to advance a war powers resolution aimed at forcing Donald Trump<\/a> to end the war in Iran unless he receives congressional authorization to continue it.
Tuesday\u2019s 50-47 vote marks the first time the chamber has advanced the bill, the eighth attempt at doing so since the conflict began in February.
Four Republicans joined all but one of the Senate\u2019s Democrats in voting to pass the bill.
This time, Senator Bill Cassidy, fresh from a primary loss in Louisiana<\/a> in a race where Trump endorsed his opponent, voted to take up the measure.
\u201cWhile I support the administration\u2019s efforts to dismantle Iran\u2019s nuclear program, the White House and Pentagon have left Congress in the dark on Operation Epic Fury,\u201d Cassidy wrote on social media after the vote. \u201cIn Louisiana, I\u2019ve heard from people, including President Trump\u2019s supporters, who are concerned about this war. Until the administration provides clarity, no congressional authorization or extension can be justified.\u201d
Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Susan Collins of Maine also voted to advance the bill, as they did in previous votes. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania was the sole Democrat to vote against it, while three Republicans did not vote.
\u201cVote by vote, Democrats are breaking through Republicans\u2019 wall of silence on Trump\u2019s illegal war,\u201d the Senate minority leader, Chuck Schumer, said in a statement. \u201cFor more than 80 days, Trump has dragged America into a costly, chaotic conflict with no plan, no objective, and no legal authority. Today proved our pressure is working: Republicans are starting to crack, and momentum is building to check him. We are not letting up.\u201d
Tuesday\u2019s vote marks just the first step toward full passage of the resolution, which Trump will almost certainly veto even if it does pass in both the Senate and the House.
Still, Democrats see the resolution\u2019s advancement as a way to force Republicans to take a stance on Trump\u2019s unpopular war.
\u201cThe Senate should use this moment to do what we should have done before the war started \u2013 discuss the rationale, strategy, end state, and costs to American taxpayers and our economy,\u201d said the bill\u2019s sponsor, Virginia senator Tim Kaine, in a statement before the vote.<\/p>\n

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