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Iowa Republican Reps. Zach Nunn and Mariannette Miller-Meeks vote to end Iran war

Nunn joined a bipartisan group voting to limit the president’s war powers, after previously opposing similar resolutions.

Iowa Republican Reps. Zach Nunn and Mariannette Miller-Meeks vote to end Iran war
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Iowa Republicans Zach Nunn and Mariannette Miller-Meeks joined Democrats and five other Republicans in voting for a resolution to limit President Donald Trump’s war powers in Iran. The vote comes as both face competitive reelection races and follows their earlier support for similar measures’ opposites.

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Zachary Nunn
R · IA-3

Iowa representative who voted for the Iran war-powers resolution and defended the vote as necessary congressional oversight.

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Iowa representative who voted for the Iran war-powers resolution and said the president should present a plan for ending the conflict.

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Iowa representative who voted against the war-powers resolution.

Nancy Mace
R · SC-1

Republican representative from South Carolina who voted for the resolution.

Republican representative from Pennsylvania who voted for the resolution.

Democratic candidate running against Miller-Meeks in Iowa’s 1st District.

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose use of military force in Iran is the subject of the resolution.

Pete Hegseth
R · Secretary of Defense

Defense secretary who hosted a fundraiser with Nunn and praised him for backing the department’s Iran actions and spending requests.

Thomas Massie
R · KY-4

Republican representative from Kentucky who voted for the resolution.

Ashley Hinson
R · IA-2

Iowa representative who voted against the war-powers resolution and is running for the U.S. Senate.

Tom Barrett
R · MI-7

Republican representative from Michigan who voted for the resolution.

Republican representative from Ohio who voted for the resolution.

Independent candidate running against Miller-Meeks in Iowa’s 1st District.

Democratic candidate challenging Nunn who has criticized his earlier votes supporting the war.

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Zach Nunn Votes for Iran War Powers Resolution

The House passed an Iran war powers resolution, with Zach Nunn voting for a measure requiring congressional approval for continued U.S. military action in Iran. Left-leaning outlets frame the vote as an effort to stop Trump's war, stressing Congress's authority and the war's economic costs. Center outlets generally focus on Nunn's shift toward congressional authorization, often adding his stated concerns about an open-ended war and the political context of Iowa races.

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