US House of Representatives to vote on latest effort to halt Iran war
Al Jazeera
Vote comes day after a parallel resolution failed in the Senate, underscoring Republican support for Trump-launched war.
The United States House of Representatives is set to vote on a resolution to halt the administration of US President Donald Trump’s military actions against Iran, in the latest test of lawmakers’ positions on the war.
The vote on Thursday comes a day after a vote on a parallel war powers resolution, which failed in the US Senate 47-53, mostly along partisan lines.
As in the Senate, Republicans control a slim majority in the House, and any vote to rein in Trump’s actions is all but assured to face an uphill battle.
Still, Thursday’s vote will be significant. The House of Representatives, with 435 seats, was envisioned by the US Constitution as the legislative branch closest to the US public. It is often referred to as the People’s House.
With polls continually showing dismal approval from Trump’s bombing campaign, and figures in Trump’s own “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) base questioning the war’s motivation, a vote will force lawmakers to go on record with their positions, according to Thomas Massie, a Republican sponsoring the resolution.
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