Senate for first time approves a war powers resolution in a rebuke to Trump over Iran conflict

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: AP

Updated 3:50 PM EDT, June 23, 2026


WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate for the first time approved a war powers resolution Tuesday seeking to block U.S. military action against Iran, as lawmakers warily watch President Donald Trump’s efforts to resolve a conflict that the administration launched on its own and now needs Congress to fund.

It was the 10th time the Senate has tried to stop the war, and the outcome, on a vote of 50-48, was a stunning turnaround from past efforts. While the resolution is largely symbolic, and does not fully carry the force of law, it reflects the growing concerns from a number of Republican lawmakers in both the House and Senate over both the war and the deal Trump struck with Iran to end it. The House approved the resolution earlier this month.

“Time after time, the vast majority of Senate Republicans sided with Trump and his war instead of the American people,” said Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer. Schumer said Americans have paid the price for “Trump’s historic blunder in Iran. It’ll go down in the history books as one of the worst foreign policy forays America has ever made.”

In the past, as many as four GOP senators have voted for the war powers resolutions, and they did so Tuesday — Republicans Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Bill Cassidy of Louisiana. One Democrat, Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, voted against.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/senate-iran-war-powers-resolution-trump-7462a9a561103f531d995aac91f9fc96

[nitpicked]

1. Link to The Hill

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5936650-iran-war-powers-senate/

[Qutzupalotl]

2. Since Congress did not fund this war

but Trump launched it anyway, he should be forced to pay for it personally. He is illegally enriching himself off the presidency, after all.

Same goes for the East Wing and the Reflecting Pool. Since they weren’t authorized or funded, Trump is simply stealing from the Treasury to build his vanity projects. He can damn well pay for them out of his own pocket.

[dave99]

3. Sen. John Fetterman (Pa.) was the only Democrat to join the majority of Republicans in voting against the measure

[pat_k]

4. Of course he was

[lostincalifornia]

5. Meaningless. Not enough votes to become law, and a day late and a dollar short.