In a dramatic vote on Thursday, the US House of Representatives rejected a Democratic-led resolution to limit Trump’s authority to continue military operations against Iran. The final tally: 214 to 213 — a single vote that preserved the president’s wartime latitude.
The vote split almost entirely along party lines. Every Republican except Thomas Massie of Kentucky opposed the resolution, while only one Democrat — Jared Golden of Maine — broke ranks to vote against it. Warren Davidson of Ohio voted “present.” A day earlier, the Senate had blocked a similar war powers measure.
The failure of both chambers to act means Trump retains effectively unchecked authority to escalate military action against Iran — a prospect that alarms critics who see a conflict spiraling without meaningful congressional oversight.
