US House Republicans Delay Vote on Bill to Block Trump's Iran War Powers
Quick Look
- US House Republicans postponed a vote on legislation to limit President Trump's war powers against Iran, citing a lack of sufficient votes.
- A similar Senate measure advanced, highlighting internal GOP unease over the conflict initiated without congressional approval.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
US House Republicans delayed a vote on legislation to limit President Trump's war powers against Iran due to a lack of sufficient votes. This follows a similar measure advancing in the Senate and reflects growing unease within the Republican Party over the conflict initiated without congressional approval.
Republican leaders in the US House on Thursday delayed a planned vote on legislation seeking to force President Donald Trump to end the Iran war unless he obtains congressional approval, after struggling to secure enough votes to block the measure.
Two days ago, a similar measure advanced in the US Senate.
The resolution would require Trump to end military operations against Iran unless authorized by Congress.
The delay underscored growing unease within Trump’s Republican Party over the conflict, which began more than two months ago without congressional approval.
The House had blocked three previous war powers resolutions in close votes earlier this year, but the margins had become increasingly narrow. The last resolution failed on a tie vote.
"We had the votes without question, and they knew it," Democratic Representative Gregory Meeks said after the vote was canceled.
The measure is now expected to return in June after a Memorial Day recess.
The White House has defended its military campaign as legal, arguing Trump has authority as commander-in-chief to order limited operations against imminent threats.
The Israeli military said on Friday it carried out an air strike in southern Lebanon that killed two armed individuals moving "in a suspicious manner" near the border.
"A short while ago, [Israeli military] surveillance identified two armed individuals moving in a suspicious manner hundreds of meters from Israeli territory, in southern Lebanon," the Israeli military posted on Telegram.
"Following their identification and continuous monitoring by the IDF, the armed individuals were struck and eliminated in an aerial strike."
Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported that separate overnight strikes in the Tyre district killed four people and wounded two medics at an Islamic Health Committee site.
Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group have continued exchanging fire despite a ceasefire that was extended last week following talks in Washington between Lebanese and Israeli representatives.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The US House will hold a vote on the Iran war powers resolution in June.
Very likely · Within weeks
Further exchanges of fire between Israel and Hezbollah will occur.
Likely · Within days
Open Questions
- When exactly will the House vote on the Iran war powers resolution in June?
- Will President Trump's administration continue to defend its legal authority for military operations against Iran?
- What are the specific 'suspicious manners' that led to the Israeli strike in southern Lebanon?
- What is the current status of the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah?
