Senate passes war powers resolution urging Trump to withdraw U.S. forces used against Iran

Senate passage of the measure was a sharp rebuke to the president and a clear sign that a U.S. military campaign against Iran lacks broad support in Congress, CNN said.

“Democrats have repeatedly forced votes to limit Trump’s war powers in both the House and the Senate — a campaign that has gradually picked up more GOP support in recent weeks, drawing the president’s ire,” CNN wrote.

Republican Sens. Rand Paul, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and Bill Cassidy joined Democrats in voting for the resolution. Democratic Sen. John Fetterman voted against it. The final vote was 50 in favor and 48 opposed.

The measure had already been approved by the House of Representatives earlier in June.

“But because it is what’s known as a concurrent resolution, it does not require the president’s signature and, by definition, does not carry the force of law,” the report said.

“A White House official dismissed the Senate vote, saying the resolution ‘has no significance’ and blaming the measure’s adoption on ‘Republican absences.”