Senate Again Rejects Effort to Restrict Trump’s Iran War Powers

Senate Again Rejects Effort to Restrict Trump’s Iran War Powers

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on March 9, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday once again rejected a motion to discharge S.J. Res. 118, a joint resolution to withdraw American armed forces from military actions in Iran sans Congressional approval. The motion was shot down in a 47-53 vote.

The measure, introduced by Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), is an attempt to invoke the War Powers Resolution of 1973 to require explicit congressional approval for ongoing U.S. military involvement in the region.

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Original News Source Link – Epoch Times