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House votes to limit Trump's Iran war powers in remarkable rebuke

Meeks introduced the resolution and said Democrats would continue exercising Congress’s oversight responsibilities.

House votes to limit Trump's Iran war powers in remarkable rebuke
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The House passed a resolution to limit President Donald Trump’s war powers in Iran, 215 to 208, with four Republicans joining Democrats. The vote drew criticism from Trump and opposition from Speaker Mike Johnson, and the measure still requires Senate approval.

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House Foreign Affairs Committee ranking member who introduced the resolution

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Mike Johnson
R · LA-4

Speaker of the House who opposed the resolution

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose Iran war powers the resolution would limit

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Thomas Massie
R · KY-4

Republican representative who voted for the war powers resolution

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Republican representative who voted for the resolution

Pete Hegseth
R · Secretary of Defense

Defense secretary whose earlier account of the war-powers clock is reported

Tom Barrett
R · MI-7

Republican representative who voted for the resolution

Republican representative who voted for the resolution

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House Approves Iran War Powers Resolution

The House passed a resolution seeking to limit President Donald Trump’s war powers in Iran; Gregory Meeks introduced it. Left-leaning outlets split between presenting the vote as a win for peace forces and portraying Democratic support as political maneuvering. Center outlets emphasize Congress’s oversight role while also reporting the White House’s claim that the measure would have no legal effect. Right-leaning outlets frame the vote as a confrontation with the Trump administration and note its argument that a cease-fire ended hostilities.

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