{"id":1959,"date":"2026-05-19T22:40:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T22:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usglobalnews.com\/2026\/05\/19\/us-senate-votes-to-advance-resolution-to-curb-trumps-iran-war-powers\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T22:40:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T22:40:45","slug":"us-senate-votes-to-advance-resolution-to-curb-trumps-iran-war-powers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/?p=1959","title":{"rendered":"US Senate votes to advance resolution to curb Trump\u2019s Iran war powers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"border-color:var(--article-border);background-color:var(--article-inner-background)\" class=\"dcr-wqti5a\">\n<div class=\"dcr-2zxs1v\">\n<div style=\"--grid-area:media\" data-gu-name=\"media\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-14emo0l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-tr9ye5\">\n<figure id=\"543772d1-1024-4f41-9028-95a4e75b4fef\" class=\"dcr-142siv7\">\n<div id=\"img-1\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The illuminated dome of the U.S. Capitol Building rises against a blue evening sky\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/d9bb50eb8fb95ce736426122dfae04afac8cc255\/0_0_5334_3556\/master\/5334.jpg?width=465&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"465\" height=\"310\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><span class=\"dcr-v822l1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-gup2gr\">\n<div class=\"dcr-fntg6k\"><label for=\"the-checkbox\" class=\"dcr-1xgwz8b\"><\/label> <\/p>\n<div id=\"the-caption\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1os51wo\"><span class=\"dcr-hvsf4t\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">The US Capitol building in Washington at sunset.<\/span> Photograph: Kevin Carter\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><a href=\"#img-1\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"543772d1-1024-4f41-9028-95a4e75b4fef\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-n4pnam\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1hdkqum\"><span class=\"dcr-hvsf4t\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">The US Capitol building in Washington at sunset.<\/span> Photograph: Kevin Carter\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:border\" data-gu-name=\"border\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:headline\" data-gu-name=\"headline\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-14emo0l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1aqe7zu\">\n<h1 class=\"dcr-1k1a1x\">US Senate votes to advance resolution to curb Trump\u2019s Iran war powers<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:standfirst\" data-gu-name=\"standfirst\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-15in7js\">\n<p>Chamber advances bill for first time as four Republicans join all but one of Senate\u2019s Democrats in favor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:body\" data-gu-name=\"body\" class=\"dcr-kn9unn\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1a4fred\">\n<div id=\"maincontent\" class=\"dcr-ydnaza\">\n<div class=\"article-body-commercial-selector article-body-viewer-selector dcr-1c9t5u6\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The Senate voted on Tuesday to advance a war powers resolution aimed at forcing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/donaldtrump\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Donald Trump<\/a> to end the war in Iran unless he receives congressional authorization to continue it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Tuesday\u2019s 50-47 vote marks the first time the chamber has advanced the bill, the eighth attempt at doing so since the conflict began in February.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Four Republicans joined all but one of the Senate\u2019s Democrats in voting to pass the bill.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">This time, Senator Bill Cassidy, fresh from a primary loss in Louisiana in a race where Trump endorsed his opponent, voted to take up the measure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Susan Collins of Maine also voted to advance the bill, as they did in previous votes. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania was the sole Democrat to vote against it, while three Republicans did not vote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Tuesday\u2019s vote marks just the first step toward full passage of the resolution, which Trump will almost certainly veto even if it does pass in both the Senate and the House.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Still, Democrats see the resolution\u2019s advancement as a way to force Republicans to take a stance on Trump\u2019s unpopular war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cThe Senate should use this moment to do what we should have done before the war started \u2013 discuss the rationale, strategy, end state, and costs to American taxpayers and our economy,\u201d said the bill\u2019s sponsor, Virginia senator Tim Kaine, in a statement ahead of the vote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><em>More details soon \u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-print-layout=\"hide\" class=\"dcr-qxqnsy\"><span class=\"dcr-1rq3vad\">Explore more on these topics<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-1dzx48f\">\n<ul class=\"dcr-1rrvs2w\">\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/us-senate\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">US Senate<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/us-foreign-policy\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">US foreign policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/donaldtrump\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">Donald Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/world\/iran\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">Iran<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/world\/us-israel-war-on-iran\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">US-Israel war on Iran<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/us-congress\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">US Congress<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/us-politics\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">US politics<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/tone\/news\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">news<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-nu129i\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=US%20Senate%20votes%20to%20advance%20resolution%20to%20curb%20Trump%E2%80%99s%20Iran%20war%20powers&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/19\/senate-war-powers-resolution-trump?CMP=share_btn_url\" class=\"dcr-125qj9d\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-zhx6xs\"><a data-link-name=\"meta-syndication-article\" href=\"https:\/\/syndication.theguardian.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fus-news%2F2026%2Fmay%2F19%2Fsenate-war-powers-resolution-trump&amp;type=article&amp;internalpagecode=us-news\/2026\/may\/19\/senate-war-powers-resolution-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"Reuse this content\" class=\"dcr-14rjinq\">Reuse this content<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:right-column\" data-gu-name=\"right-column\" class=\"dcr-1h2hraq\">\n<div class=\"dcr-tn16h9\">\n<section class=\"dcr-1hko8ef\"><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US Capitol building in Washington at sunset. 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