Democrats Fail Again To Put Limits On Trump’s Iran War Authority

00:16 16.4.2026

A majority of the Republican-controlled ⁠US Senate voted to block a Democratic-led resolution aiming to stop the war in Iran until attacks are authorized by Congress.

The Senate voted 52-47 not to advance the war ⁠powers resolution, underscoring President ⁠Donald Trump’s continuing support for the Republican president’s war policy more than six weeks after the launching of US and Israeli air strikes on Iran.

It marked the fourth time Democrats have forced Senate votes on war powers measures since the war began on February 28. All of them have failed in the face of opposition from every Senate Republican except Rand Paul of Kentucky.

Paul often opposes excessive military spending and for a strict interpretation of the Constitution. He was the only Republican to vote in favor of the resolution in the latest vote.

Democratic Senator John Fetterman Pennsylvania voted along with Republicans in opposing the measure. Republican Jim Justice of West Virginia did not vote.

With reporting by Reuters

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