Republicans in the U.S. House Cancel Vote on Resolution to Limit Trump’s War Powers Regarding Iran

Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday abruptly cancelled a vote on a resolution aimed at limiting Donald Trump’s war powers regarding Iran, amid concerns that the measure could fail due to the absence of several Republican lawmakers. The resolution had been introduced by Gregory Meeks, a Democratic representative from New York and the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. He had earlier said that Mike Johnson was attempting to delay the vote on the proposal. The measure was drafted under the framework of the Vietnam War-era War Powers legislation, which was enacted to restrict U.S. presidents from entering military conflicts without congressional approval. Under the proposed resolution, the Trump administration would have been required to obtain authorization from lawmakers before undertaking any new military action against Iran. According to congressional sources, the absence of several Republican representatives had raised concerns over a possible defeat in the vote, a development that could have been viewed as a political setback for Donald Trump and Republican leadership in the House. In the end, party leaders decided to cancel the vote before formal proceedings began. The development comes as divisions within the Republican Party over policy toward Iran and the scope of presidential military authority have become increasingly visible