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House resolution to curtail Trump’s war on Iran fails by one vote

Nypost · · 396 words · By Ryan King
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“House lawmakers narrowly rejected a measure requiring President Trump to end the war with Iran absent congressional approval Thursday, with just a single vote separating the two sides.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that the House of Representatives rejected a resolution requiring President Trump to end the war with Iran by a single vote.
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web search NEUTRAL — US House of Representatives rejects, by a single vote, a resolution requiring President Donald Trump to withdraw US forces from the war with Iran unless Congress authorizes continued military action.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/425628
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web search NEUTRAL — The House on Thursday rejected a resolution directing Mr. Trump to cease the war without congressional authorization, and the Senate defeated the same measure a day earlier in a nearly party-line vote…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/us/politics/trump-iran-wa…
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web search NEUTRAL — The House of Representatives has rejected another effort to rein in President Trump’s ability to wage war against Iran. On Thursday, House members failed to advance an Iran war powers resolution on a …
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/15/headlines/house_narro…
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“The so-called war powers resolution failed by a 214-213 vote on a near-party-line basis”
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Multiple sources confirm the resolution failed by a narrow margin. While one source mentions 213-214 and another 214-213, they both confirm the one-vote difference and the failure of the measure.
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web search NEUTRAL — House Democrats failed Thursday to pass a war powers resolution that would constrain President Trump's ability to wage war with Iran.
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/16/trump-iran-war-powers-vote-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The resolution, aimed at ending Trump’s war in Iran, failed by just one vote in the House of Representatives. Representative Jared Golden. Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Headstrong.
https://newrepublic.com/post/209162/one-democrat-votes-again…
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web search NEUTRAL — The resolution, introduced by Rep Gregory Meeks of New York, failed in a 213-214 vote, with one member voting present. The measure sought to direct the president to remove US armed forces from hostili…
https://news.meaww.com/house-democrats-bid-to-strip-trumps-i…
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“Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) siding with most Republicans in opposing the resolution”
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Web search results explicitly state that Representative Jared Golden (D-Maine) was the Democrat whose vote contributed to the resolution's failure, meaning he voted against it.
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“libertarian Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) joining most Democrats in supporting it.”
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Multiple independent sources confirm that Representative Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) was the only Republican to vote in favor of the resolution.
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web search NEUTRAL — Only one House Republican, Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY), voted in favor of the resolution, underscoring that recognition of Congress’s constitutional duty is beginning to cross party lines.
https://www.cair.com/press_releases/cair-says-house-vote-fal…
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web search NEUTRAL — Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), a libertarian who frequently opposes foreign policy measures, was the only Republican to vote in favor of the motion. Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio), who previously joined Massie…
https://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/04/24/news/iran-war-po…
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web search NEUTRAL — Instead, the House voted 214 to 213 against bringing the war powers resolution to the floor, preserving the broad discretion Republicans have afforded to Mr. Trump to direct the U.S. military campaign…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/us/politics/house-war-pow…
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“Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) voted present”
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One source explicitly mentions Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) voted present, and another source confirms the resolution failed with 'one member voting present'.
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“three other Republicans — Lauren Boebert of Colorado, Thomas Kean Jr., of New Jersey and Nancy Mace of South Carolina — did not vote.”
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While the search results confirm the identities of Boebert, Kean Jr., and Mace, they do not provide the specific voting record for this particular resolution to confirm they did not vote.
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web search NEUTRAL — Lauren Opal Boebert is an American politician, businesswoman, and gun rights activist serving as the U.S. representative for Colorado's 4th congressional district beginning in 2025, having previously …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauren_Boebert
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web search NEUTRAL — Representatives Lauren Boebert, left, and Nancy Mace, have signed a petition to force a vote on releasing the Epstein files.
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web search NEUTRAL — Republican Reps. Lauren Boerbert and Nancy Mace refused to remove their names from a congressional effort aimed at forcing the government to release documents related to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Ep…
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“A Senate version of the resolution was voted down Wednesday”
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Web search results confirm that the Senate defeated a similar measure a day before the House vote.
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web search NEUTRAL — The United States Senate is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the upper house, and the U.S. House of Representatives is the lower house. Together, the Senate and House have the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate
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web search NEUTRAL — Browse the art and artifacts of the U.S. Senate Collection. Presented to enlighten, amuse, and inform, our new Senate history blog explores the forces, events, and personalities that have shaped the m…
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web search NEUTRAL — The U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives make up the two chambers of Congress. The Senate has 100 members, two from each state, who are elected to serve for a term of six years.
https://www.usa.gov/agencies/u-s-senate
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“Republican Rand Paul of Kentucky voting for it and Democrat John Fetterman of Pennsylvania opposing it.”
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Web search results explicitly state that Senator John Fetterman voted to block the resolution and Senator Rand Paul voted with Democrats (in favor) to block/challenge the measures.
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web search NEUTRAL — John Karl Fetterman is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Pennsylvania, a seat he has held since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he served from 2006 to 201…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fetterman
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web search NEUTRAL — Senator John Fetterman cast the decisive vote to block a War Powers Act resolution ending U.S. military action in Iran. Learn about the 49-50 vote, Republican dissent, and Pennsylvania voter sentiment…
https://xeber.world/en/article/john-fetterman-singlehandedly…
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web search NEUTRAL — Democrat Senator John Fetterman voted with Republicans, and Republican Senator Rand Paul voted with Democrats to block the measures.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/09/senate-democrats-bl…
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“more than 12 of whom have already lost their lives, hundreds of whom have been seriously injured”
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“The resolution came to the floor in the midst of a two-week cease-fire between the US, Israel, and Iran that expires April 22.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a cease-fire expiring on April 22.
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“Trump has imposed a blockade around Iranian ports near the Strait of Hormuz”
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“through which a fifth of the world’s seaborne oil flows annually.”
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“Trump had spooked lawmakers with his bone-chilling social media threat that “a whole civilization will die” if Iran failed to make a deal.”
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“Under the War Powers Act, Trump has until April 28 before needing Congress to vote on whether to extend the conflict.”
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“Should Congress fail to do so, Trump would have 30 days to pull American forces back.”
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