World May 19, 2026 · 1 min read

US Senate votes to advance resolution to curb Trump’s Iran war powers

Chamber advances bill for first time as four Republicans join all but one of Senate’s Democrats in favorThe Senate voted on Tuesday to advance a war powers resolution aimed at forcing Donald Trump to end the war in Iran unless he receives congressional authorization to continue it.Tuesday’s 50-47 vo...

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The Guardian
by Mollie Reilly and Lauren Gambino
US Senate votes to advance resolution to curb Trump’s Iran war powers

Chamber advances bill for first time as four Republicans join all but one of Senate’s Democrats in favor

The Senate voted on Tuesday to advance a war powers resolution aimed at forcing Donald Trump to end the war in Iran unless he receives congressional authorization to continue it.

Tuesday’s 50-47 vote marks the first time the chamber has advanced the bill, the eighth attempt at doing so since the conflict began in February.

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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Mollie Reilly and Lauren Gambino.

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