House Votes 220-204 to End Trump's Iran War
House Votes 220-204 to End Trump's Iran War
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The House voted 220-204 late Tuesday to pass a war powers resolution directing President Trump to end the war with Iran unless he secures approval from Congress.
It is the third time the House has passed such a measure, and the previous votes did not stop the war, CBS News reported.
The resolution was sponsored by Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) and backed by Democrats, according to The Hill.
Seven Republicans crossed over to support it.
The Defectors
The Hill identified GOP yes votes including Reps. Thomas Massie (Ky.), Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.), Warren Davidson (Ohio), Tom Barrett (Mich.) and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Iowa).
The Washington Examiner reported that Reps. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), Miller-Meeks and Zach Nunn (R-Iowa) newly broke with GOP leadership to support the measure.
Timeline
The House passed two previous war powers resolutions calling on Trump to end the war with Iran, The Epoch Times reported. Those votes failed to stop the conflict, according to CBS News.
The House votes 220-204 to pass the Moulton resolution, a roll call MSNBC described as similar to the earlier efforts this summer.
Reactions
CNN called the vote a potent political rebuke of the administration's handling of the war, coming just weeks before the midterm elections.
The New York Times reported it was the fifth time a chamber of the Republican-controlled Congress has voted to rein in Trump's war powers, as discontent with the conflict grows among voters.
The Washington Examiner framed the result around GOP defections, noting three Republicans broke with their leadership for the first time on the issue.
What's Next
The two earlier House-passed resolutions did not halt the war, and Trump has continued to wage it, according to CBS News.
The vote lands weeks before the midterms, which CNN reported has sharpened the politics around the war.
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