Senate Rejects Iran War Resolution 49-50 as 3 Republicans Break With Trump

8 articles · Updated · The Guardian · May 13

A Democratic bid to force an end to US involvement in the Iran war failed 49-50 in the Senate, the seventh such defeat since the conflict began in February.
Three Republicans — Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins and Rand Paul — joined nearly all Democrats, while John Fetterman opposed the measure and the rest of the GOP present voted no.
Republican opponents argued ending operations without a replacement framework was untenable; Murkowski is instead working on an Authorization for the Use of Military Force that has not yet been released.
The clash comes after the War Powers Act's 60-day deadline passed without congressional authorization, though the Trump administration says a US-Iran ceasefire means that clock no longer applies.
Chuck Schumer said Republicans had failed to match earlier calls for Congress to authorize any prolonged hostilities, underscoring a widening but still insufficient GOP split over Trump's war strategy.

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