Senate Again Rejects Resolution to End Iran War

The Senate once again on Wednesday rejected a resolution aimed at ending the war in Iran, though the measure gained its strongest Republican support yet.

Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), and Susan Collins (R-Maine) joined all Democrats in backing the proposal introduced by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.). The resolution failed in a 49–50 vote, marking the closest any war powers measure has come to advancing since the conflict began.

The vote came shortly after the Trump administration was accused of exceeding the legal deadline established under the War Powers Resolution of 1973, which requires military operations to end after 60 days unless Congress authorizes continued involvement. Several Republicans had previously suggested that crossing the deadline could shift their position on the war.

Public opposition and rising gas prices have intensified pressure on lawmakers. Ahead of the vote, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) told reporters that Republican resistance to the war had developed “much more slowly” than he’d hoped.

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