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MS NOW-Democrats sense new GOP defections on a war powers vote [View all]
Democrats are teeing up votes on war powers resolutions in the House and Senate — and they think they could win over some new Republicans.
Democrats sense new GOP defections on a war powers vote
— Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) 2026-04-13T12:55:36.699Z
Democrats are teeing up votes on war powers resolutions in the House and Senate — and they think they could win over some new Republicans.
https://www.ms.now/news/democrats-gop-defections-war-powers-vote-iran
Congressional Democrats will, once again, try to rein in President Donald Trump’s war with Iran this week — and this time, they believe there’s a pathway to success.
Top Democrats in both the House and Senate say they will force votes this week on war powers resolutions aimed at cutting off hostilities in Iran. They only need a handful of Republicans to join them to constrain the president over the conflict, though Democrats would need a two-thirds majority in both chambers if Trump vetoed a war powers resolution — which he almost certainly would do.....
One House GOP lawmaker, granted anonymity to discuss internal dynamics, told MS NOW that come April 29 “a lot of Republicans” would be ready to support a war powers resolution.
“This issue is already coming ripe at the end of this month, and if they don’t come to us by then they’re in violation of the law,” the House Republican said. “And that’s when you’ll see many of us saying no más.”
The lawmaker said they were “undecided slash a lean no” on the war powers resolution this week, but a “hard yes” come April 29.
Still, Democrats believe they’re within striking distance......
With the president’s veto hanging over any potential war powers resolution, it’s virtually certain that this measure will fail. But the vote will force a discussion about the president’s strategy and Congress’ role as a check on the administration.
Republicans thus far have refused to constrain Trump on Iran, but even if these votes fail this week, there will be other opportunities for lawmakers to have some say.
Top Democrats in both the House and Senate say they will force votes this week on war powers resolutions aimed at cutting off hostilities in Iran. They only need a handful of Republicans to join them to constrain the president over the conflict, though Democrats would need a two-thirds majority in both chambers if Trump vetoed a war powers resolution — which he almost certainly would do.....
One House GOP lawmaker, granted anonymity to discuss internal dynamics, told MS NOW that come April 29 “a lot of Republicans” would be ready to support a war powers resolution.
“This issue is already coming ripe at the end of this month, and if they don’t come to us by then they’re in violation of the law,” the House Republican said. “And that’s when you’ll see many of us saying no más.”
The lawmaker said they were “undecided slash a lean no” on the war powers resolution this week, but a “hard yes” come April 29.
Still, Democrats believe they’re within striking distance......
With the president’s veto hanging over any potential war powers resolution, it’s virtually certain that this measure will fail. But the vote will force a discussion about the president’s strategy and Congress’ role as a check on the administration.
Republicans thus far have refused to constrain Trump on Iran, but even if these votes fail this week, there will be other opportunities for lawmakers to have some say.
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