Republicans refuse to rein in Trump on Iran for the 10th time
Source: MS NOW News
May. 14, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT
Two and half months into President Donald Trump’s war with Iran, a few Republicans are starting to show the faintest signs of impatience. But just a few.
It is not enough to force an end to the Iran war, and Trump’s most loyal allies on Capitol Hill are only growing more loyal. But on Thursday, three Republicans voted to constrain Trump through a war powers resolution: Reps. Tom Barrett, R-Mich., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., and Thomas Massie, R-Ky.
The resolution still fell short in a 212-212 tie vote, with those three Republicans and 209 Democrats voting yes, and 211 Republicans and one Democrat voting no. It is the third time the chamber has failed to adopt a war powers resolution on Iran, with this latest effort coming just a day after the Senate rejected its seventh war powers measure in a 49-50 vote.
Still, the votes show an almost imperceptible movement against Trump, who continues to demand nearly unanimous support from Republican lawmakers in both chambers. In March, shortly after the conflict started, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., was the only Senate Republican to vote in favor of a war powers resolution. Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, have since joined him, though Pennsylvania Democrat John Fetterman continues to oppose the measures.
Read more: https://www.ms.now/news/republicans-trump-iran-war-powers
Link to Roll Call - https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026170?Page=2
(Jared Golden was the 1 (D) who voted Nay)
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