House Republicans narrowly defeated a resolution aimed at ending military conflict with Iran, maintaining President Trump's unilateral war-making authority despite pushback from a handful of GOP constitutionalists.
Outlets across the spectrum identify Golden as the sole Democratic defector whose vote narrowly defeated the resolution. Left-leaning publications like Common Dreams and The New Republic frame his action as "tanking" the effort to curb military authority, while the Washington Examiner and CBS News focus on Golden’s stated concern that the measure would weaken the U.S. negotiating position.
