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An effort by House Democrats to end President Donald Trump’s military operations in Iran narrowly failed Thursday after a War Powers Resolution failed to pass in a 213 to 214 vote. The vote broke mostly along party lines, with House Democrats joined by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) in voting for the resolution. House Republicans were joined by moderate Democrat Jared Golden of Maine to secure the one-vote majority needed to defeat the resolution. One Republican, Rep. Warren Davidson of Ohio, voted present. On Wednesday, the Senate voted to reject a similar measure. On March 5, a House vote to end the war failed 212–219. The post War Powers Resolution Fails by One Vote in House appeared first on The American Conservative .Open
The legislation failed in a 52-47 split, which saw Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman vote with Republicans to block the war powers resolution and Kentucky GOP Sen. Rand Paul vote with the other Democrats to approve it.
Under the War Powers Resolution, President Trump faces a legal deadline of April 28th to end operations against Iran unless Congress authorizes further action. NEWSMAX National Security Correspondent Carla Babb has more on “National Report.”
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