House rebukes Trump in vote to restrict his Iran war powers | CNN Politics

The US House voted to halt President Donald Trump’s war in Iran absent congressional approval, the latest repudiation by lawmakers of the president’s handling of the conflict. Four Republicans voted with Democrats in support of the measure, which was brought Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal. The vote was 214 to 208. Republican Reps. Thomas Massie, Brian Fitzpatrick, Tom Barrett and Warren Davidson crossed party lines to support the resolution. The House resolution amounts to a significant rebuke. But even if it passed the Senate, it would not compel the administration to end the war. Concurrent resolutions, which are not presented to the president for signature or veto, lack the force of law. The Senate voted later Thursday on its own effort to advance a measure to rein in Trump’s war powers in Iran – but the vote failed. The vote was 47 to 49. Republican Sen. Susan Collins voted with Democrats in effort to limit the president’s war powers, while Democratic Sen. John Fetterman voted with the rest of the Republican conference to reject the measure. The votes came amid an escalation of the renewed conflict after a recent ceasefire came to an end. This was the second time the