Majority of US Senate votes to block bid to rein in Trump Iran war powers, voting continues

RiddleMaster · 2026-03-04T23:06:14+00:00

The U.S. Senate voted 52-47 to reject a bipartisan resolution aimed at limiting President Trump's military actions against Iran, allowing the air campaign to continue without congressional authorization.

RiddleMaster

2026-03-04 23:06:14

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WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - A majority of the U.S. Senate ‌on Wednesday backed President Donald Trump’s military campaign against Iran, voting to block a ⁠bipartisan resolution aiming to stop the air war and require that any hostilities against Iran be authorized by Congress.

As ‌voting ⁠continued, the tally in the 100-member chamber was 52-47 ⁠not to advance the war powers resolution.

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Reporting by ⁠Patricia Zengerle; Additional reporting by ⁠Richard Cowan and Noland D. McCaskill; editing by Mark Porter

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