JUST IN: Senate Votes On War Powers Resolution To Prohibit Additional Strikes Against Iran

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The Senate failed to advance a war powers resolution that would halt additional military strikes against Iran.

In a vote mostly along party lines, the resolution failed 47-53.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) was the lone Republican to support the resolution, whereas Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) was the only Democrat to vote against it.

CBS News shared further:

It’s the second time in less than a year that Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia forced a vote on a war powers resolution related to Iran. The upper chamber voted down a similar effort in June 2025, after the U.S. bombed three Iranian nuclear sites.

Kaine’s resolution, which was cosponsored by Paul, would “direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.”

Though the war powers vote was expected ahead of the strikes on Iran over the weekend, the massive military operation that began Saturday upped the stakes — and added to the urgency.

“Today every senator — every single one — will pick a side,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said, according to NewsNation.

“Do you stand with the American people who are exhausted with forever wars in the Middle East or stand with Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth as they bumble us headfirst into another war?” he added.

“I oppose Democrats’ War Powers Resolution. It is wrong to vote to signal weakness to our enemies. It is wrong to vote to undermine our troops in combat. It is wrong to vote to undercut Peace through Strength. I will vote to uphold America’s safety and security,” Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) said.

NewsNation has more:

Sen. John Barrasso, second in Senate Republican leadership, said during the debate that GOP senators would send a message that Democrats are wrong for forcing a vote on the war powers resolution.

“Democrats would rather obstruct Donald Trump than obliterate Iran’s national nuclear program,” he added.

Even with Wednesday’s party-line vote, there is evidence of a fracture within Republican Trump’s “Make America Great Again,” or MAGA, base, some of whom are passionately isolationist.

After launching an attack against Iran on Saturday, Trump has scrambled to win broad public support. White House officials have been a frequent presence on Capitol Hill this week as they try to reassure lawmakers that they have the situation under control.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that the war could extend eight weeks, a longer time frame than has previously been floated by administration. He also acknowledged that Iran is still able to carry out missile attacks even as the U.S. tries to control the country’s airspace.

U.S. service members “remain in harm’s way, and we must be clear-eyed that the risk is still high,” said Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Six U.S. military members were killed over the weekend in a drone strike in Kuwait.



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