NYTimes: House Pulls Vote to Halt Iran War In Latest Blow to Johnson

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https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05/21/us/trump-news?unlocked_article_code=1.kFA.kcgF.AxAdMoo31IwR&smid=nytcore-ios-share

House Republicans on Thursday abruptly canceled a vote on a resolution directing President Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from Iran or win approval from Congress to continue the war, after it became clear they lacked the votes to defeat the measure.

The retreat was a striking setback that exposed fractures within the G.O.P. over the conflict at a moment when the party has begun pushing back forcefully on Mr. Trump and his agenda.

It also marked the latest embarrassing blow to Speaker Mike Johnson, who has toiled to defeat efforts to challenge or limit the war in line with the president’s wishes, but is contending with growing wariness within his party as the midterm elections approach and the realities of his minuscule majority.

The decision to shelve the war powers resolution came after Republicans had lost control of the floor during an earlier unrelated vote, with several of their members defecting and several more absent. As the House chamber descended into chaos, leaders wary of risking another public defeat on a far more politically consequential vote abruptly scrapped the Iran war measure.

[dweller]

1. Cowards

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[Midnight Writer]

2. How is this a "blow to Johnson"? He got exactly what he wanted and protected his King.

He doesn't have the votes, so he exploited procedure.

Trust me, Johnson is not "embarrassed". Any more than Mitch McConnel was embarrassed to hold a Supreme Court vacancy for a year and a half to thwart Obama.

They are proud to screw our democratic process.

[senseandsensibility]

3. My reaction as well

But I guess it shows that he cannot control his party to vote it down.