A bipartisan push to rein in the U.S. military engagement in the conflict with Iran faltered in the Senate after failing to secure enough Republican support, despite rising unease within the party over the administration’s approach. While Democrats and a small group of GOP senators backed the resolution—first approved by the House in July—to demand troop withdrawal, the measure fell short of the votes needed to advance. The defeat underscores deep divisions within the Senate over how aggressively to challenge the White House’s handling of the escalating tensions. The outcome leaves unresolved whether Congress will take further steps to assert its constitutional authority over matters of war.
The Senate on Thursday defeated a House-passed resolution directing President Trump to withdraw U.S. troops from the conflict with Iran, despite growing dissatisfaction among GOP senators over President Trump’s handling of the war. Four Republicans joined nearly the entire Senate Democratic caucus for the war powers resolution, which the House passed in July. But the...
