A resolution fell by one vote in the Republican-controlled House, a day after a similar measure was blocked in the Senate.
A Democratic-led effort to limit US President Donald Trump’s authority to continue the war on Iran has been rejected in the House of Representatives, a day after a similar measure was blocked in the Senate.
On Thursday, a war powers resolution was defeated in the Republican-majority House by a vote of 213 to 214, with the vote largely divided along party lines. Every Republican except Thomas Massie of Kentucky opposed the measure, while Warren Davidson of Ohio abstained and voted against. Representative Jared Golden of Maine, a Democrat, also voted against it.
Earlier this week, the Senate blocked a similar war powers resolution by a 52-47 margin in a related procedural vote. It is the fourth attempt by the chamber to limit the president’s authority since the US-Israeli bombing campaign began in late February.
The House vote on Thursday is on what is called a concurrent resolution, which if passed by the lower chamber would also require approval from the Senate.
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After the latest failed vote, Democrats accused Republicans of giving Trump unchecked power.
“Service members have been killed, gas prices are rising, and America is in worse shape than ever,” Representative Bill Foster, a Democrat, said in a post on Twitter. “Congress cannot abdicate its power as a co-equal branch of government and allow this rogue President to continue waging a unilateral war.”
