The House narrowly rejected a war powers resolution Thursday to halt President Donald Trump's attacks on Iran, an early sign of unease in Congress over the rapidly widening conflict that is reordering US priorities at home and abroad. Mast, an Army veteran who worked as a bomb disposal expert in Afghanistan, said the war powers resolution was effectively asking "that the president do nothing." Two Republicans joined most Democrats in voting for the war powers resolution, while four Democrats joined Republicans to reject it. The war powers resolution, if signed into law, would have immediately halted Trump's ability to conduct the war unless Congress approved the military action. Senators sit in their desks for solemn voteIn the Senate, Republican leaders have successfully, though narrowly, defeated a series of war powers resolutions pertaining to several other conflicts during Trump's second term.

Source: The Telegraph March 06, 2026 01:37 UTC