Congress Reasserts War Power
In a historic vote on June 23, the U.S. Senate passed a war-powers resolution directing President Trump to remove American military forces from hostilities against Iran. Though other such congressional declarations have happened over the decades, this marks the first time a war-powers resolution successfully passed both chambers of Congress.
The final vote of 50-48 included four Senate Republicans — Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine, and Rand Paul of Kentucky — joining all Democrats except for John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, who opposed the resolution. Two Republicans, Kentucky’s Mitch McConnell and Pennsylvania’s Dave McCormick, did not vote.
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