A House Democrat, who is retiring, voted against a war powers resolution on Iran, which was backed by three other Republicans. The vote was a test of President Trump's war powers as the conflict with Iran has already passed the 60-day mark.
again from a House defeat Thursday, as the lone Democrat to vote against legislation restricting the commander in chief’s ability to wage war with Iran .
Golden, who is retiring from Congress after this term, was the only House Democrat to vote against a war powers resolution by Rep. Josh Gottheimer . The measure deadlocked in a 212-to-212 vote. Under the House rules, a tie effectively means the legislation fails.
White House to host GOP lawmakers as resistance to security funding growsWith Republicans holding a razor-thin majority, Speaker Mike Johnson could afford to lose only two GOP votes before needing Democratic support. Reps. Thomas Massie , Brian Fitzpatrick , and Tom Barrett backed limiting Trump’s war powers, making Golden’s vote decisive. The defections also underscored slipping Republican support for Trump’s handling of the Iran conflict.
In a similar vote last month, only Massie broke with the White House. Thursday’s vote tripled the number of GOP defections and forced Republican leadership to once again rely on Golden to prevent an embarrassing rebuke of Trump from his own party. Even if the resolution cleared the House, it likely wouldn’t have gotten the 60 votes necessary in the Senate, where similar efforts have repeatedly failed. Regardless, Trump could still veto it even if it passed Congress.
Thursday’s result mirrored what happened last month when the House considered a war powers resolution on the Iran conflict. Golden’s opposition was key then as well. Yet Thursday’s vote was also a bigger test of Trump’s war powers because the conflict with Iran has already pushed past the 60-day mark. The limits a president’s unilateral military action to 60 days before having to seek authorization from Congress.
The law does allow the president to grant himself a one-time 30-day extension with limitations on offensive operations. The White House has argued that the conflict, which started on Feb. 28, has yet to reach the threshold because of a ceasefire that is in place with Iran. Ohio Rep. Max Miller suing ex-wife Emily Moreno for defamation over domestic...
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