{"id":14977,"date":"2026-07-23T20:00:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T15:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=14977"},"modified":"2026-07-23T20:00:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T15:00:52","slug":"house-again-passes-resolution-seeking-to-halt-military-action-in-iran-as-some-republicans-defect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=14977","title":{"rendered":"House again passes resolution seeking to halt military action in Iran as some Republicans defect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 The House on Thursday narrowly passed a resolution to halt <a data-ylk=\"slk:U.S. military action in Iran;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/iran\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. military action in Iran<\/a>, sending a warning to President Donald Trump for the second time as the war has escalated and the future of the conflict is increasingly uncertain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 214-208 vote requiring congressional approval for the war comes as <a data-ylk=\"slk:the Senate;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/senate-iran-war-powers-resolution-trump-7462a9a561103f531d995aac91f9fc96\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">the Senate<\/a> is expected to consider a similar resolution later Thursday morning. Though the votes forced by Democrats are largely symbolic, they are meant as a strong signal to the Republican president that his support on Capitol Hill is chipping away as the war drags on and lawmakers in both parties have questioned his administration&#8217;s endgame.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The war has had &#8220;no clear mission, no strategy, no end goal,&#8221; said Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal, a Democrat who led the resolution on the House floor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The resolution narrowly passed after a handful of Republicans voted with Democrats to end the war. But the vast majority of Republicans voted to back the war and cede congressional war powers to Trump.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Trump has insisted that <a data-ylk=\"slk:continued U.S. attacks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-us-israel-war-oil-july-8-2026-fee04dcea661c08de12c04914ff2751b\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">continued U.S. attacks<\/a> against Iran do not mean a return to war or long-term action. After the first House vote to halt the war in early June, he posted on social media that it was &#8220;unpatriotic&#8221; and &#8220;meaningless.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Continued American airstrikes are occurring even as diplomatic efforts show little public sign of progress and officials on both sides have dug in on <a data-ylk=\"slk:the dispute;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/poll-trump-iran-economy-israel-7d7d79150f3da1cc28076604f8659b64\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">the dispute<\/a> over the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial waterway for global energy that remains largely closed. The unpopular war threatens further worldwide economic disruption and is sending fuel prices up ahead of midterm U.S. elections this fall.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Most Republicans vote to cede congressional powers<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As the House debated the resolution Wednesday evening, Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast, R-Fla., read out names of 18 service members killed since the war began.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;To belittle this mission is to belittle and demean the very service these members gave their life for,&#8221; Mast said. &#8220;Their sacrifice was not meaningless. This operation is bringing reckoning for the hundreds of times Iran has attacked and killed people of the United States of America.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The top Democrat on the panel, New York Rep. Gregory Meeks, said that presidents are supposed to make the case to Congress.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The service members who died made the ultimate sacrifice for &#8220;an illegal unauthorized war that the American people don&#8217;t want,&#8221; Meeks said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As both chambers vote on whether to weigh in, the U.S. has carried out waves of airstrikes in recent days as the two countries clash over control of the <a data-ylk=\"slk:Strait of Hormuz;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/strait-of-hormuz\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a>. Gas prices <a data-ylk=\"slk:have spiked again;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/gas-prices-iran-war-4-gallon-4b82825734ec3ded192351e53a4be69e\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">have spiked again<\/a>, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told senators at a hearing Tuesday that the U.S. had spent $37.5 billion on the war so far. On Wednesday, Trump traveled to Dover Air Force Base for the arrival and dignified transfer of the remains of four U.S. service members.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I do think the combination of the hearings, plus the fact that we are in this new escalatory phase where Americans have been killed, and Americans are experiencing the rising costs \u2014 I think it&#8217;s important that people be held accountable,&#8221; said Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen, a Democrat who is leading the Senate effort on Thursday. &#8220;And this is a very unpopular war.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Trump is watching Iran votes closely<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Republicans on both sides of the Capitol know that voting against the war can have a political cost, even as many of them have privately questioned the Trump administration&#8217;s handling of the conflict.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In his post after the June House vote, Trump called the four Republicans who voted with Democrats &#8220;GRANDSTANDERS!&#8221; and said they should be &#8220;ashamed of themselves.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;They would rather have our Country fail than give me another, of many, victories,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When the Senate <a data-ylk=\"slk:passed a war powers resolution;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/senate-iran-war-powers-resolution-trump-7462a9a561103f531d995aac91f9fc96\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">passed a war powers resolution<\/a> on Iran for the first time in June, the president attended a GOP Senate luncheon the next day and called the Republicans who voted for it &#8220;losers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Republican who lost his Senate seat in a primary after Trump endorsed one of his opponents, <a data-ylk=\"slk:told Trump directly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/bill-cassidy-trump-senate-republican-lunch-703c5fa45438ecae75d53062eea3aa87\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">told Trump directly<\/a> that he needed to give more details to the public about the conflict. &#8220;This was supposed to last four weeks. It&#8217;s lasted four months,&#8221; Cassidy said. &#8220;Our original objectives have not been achieved.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Trump argued back, Cassidy later told reporters, and he told the president that he wouldn&#8217;t change his vote until he got a briefing. The White House later relented, giving Cassidy a one-on-one meeting, and the Louisiana Republican changed his vote in <a data-ylk=\"slk:a late-night do-over vote;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-capitol-republican-senators-968c1454ede461d2db413790670c07df\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">a late-night do-over vote<\/a> before the Senate left for a two-week recess.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Cassidy wouldn&#8217;t say Wednesday whether recent developments would change his vote.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Polling find Americans disapprove of the war<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Most Americans disapprove of the way Trump is handling the situation with Iran, according to recent polling. A Washington Post\/Ipsos poll conducted in July found that few Americans think the war in Iran has been worth fighting, and most aren&#8217;t confident that the U.S. military action in Iran and negotiations to end the war will prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Only about two-thirds of Republicans approve of Trump&#8217;s handling of the situation in Iran, according to the poll. Most Republicans, about 6 in 10, think the war has been worth fighting and are confident that the military action and ensuing negotiations will prevent Iran from development nuclear weapons, but a sizable share \u2014 about one-third \u2014 are unconvinced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">___<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Associated Press writer Amelia Thomson DeVeaux contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 The House on Thursday narrowly passed a resolution to halt U.S. military action in Iran, sending a warning to President Donald Trump for the second time as the war has escalated and the future of the conflict is increasingly uncertain. 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