- The House of Representatives voted 219-212 to defeat a War Powers Act resolution aimed at limiting the president's military actions in Iran.
- The resolution, introduced by Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), would have required the president to inform Congress within 48 hours of troop deployment and withdraw forces within 60 days unless Congress declared war.
- Most Republicans opposed the measure, with House Speaker Mike Johnson insisting the United States was not at war, while nearly all Democrats supported it.
- Democrats, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, countered that the president himself had characterized the operations in Iran as a “war,” potentially rendering his actions illegal.
- This House vote follows a similar rejection of a War Powers Act resolution in the Senate Wednesday.
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