"The United States Senate has advanced a War Powers Resolution that could prevent President Donald Trump from using military force against Iran without congressional authorisation amid widening fallout from the conflict. The vote on a procedural measure to advance the resolution was passed on Tuesday by a margin of 50 to 47, with a handful of Republicans joining Democratic colleagues to pass the measure in a rare rebuke of the president."
"The vote showed that a small but growing number of Republicans are increasingly uneasy with a war that shows no signs of ending, amid a fragile ceasefire, and are willing to challenge the president. This president is like a toddler playing with a loaded gun, Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said before the vote. If there was ever a time to support our war powers resolution to withdraw troops from hostilities with Iran, it's now, he said."
"However, it was only a procedural vote, and the resolution faces steep hurdles if it is ever to go into effect. Three Republicans were absent during the vote on Tuesday, and their votes would be enough to defeat the measure if they maintain their stance in favour of the war. But even if the resolution is eventually passed by a vote of the 100-member Senate, it must also pass the Republican-led House of Representatives and garner two-thirds majorities in both the House and Senate to survive an expected Trump veto."
"Trump's Republicans have blocked seven previous attempts to advance similar resolutions in the Senate this year. They have also stopped three war powers resolutions by narrow votes in the House this year. Yet, the vote on Tuesday underscores growing pr"
The US Senate advanced a War Powers Resolution that could restrict President Donald Trump from using military force against Iran without congressional authorization. A procedural vote passed 50 to 47, with several Republicans joining Democrats, marking a rare rebuke of the president. The vote reflected concern about a war with no clear end, ongoing fallout, and a fragile ceasefire. Supporters argued that Congress, not the president, should decide whether to send troops to war under the Constitution. The measure faces major obstacles because it is only procedural, and absent Republicans could defeat it. Even if passed in the Senate, it must clear the Republican-led House and achieve two-thirds majorities in both chambers to overcome an expected Trump veto.
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