{"id":4604,"date":"2026-06-24T08:03:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T08:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usglobalnews.com\/2026\/06\/24\/trump-news-at-a-glance-us-senate-gives-president-symbolic-rebuke-on-his-military-action-against-iran\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T08:03:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T08:03:55","slug":"trump-news-at-a-glance-us-senate-gives-president-symbolic-rebuke-on-his-military-action-against-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/?p=4604","title":{"rendered":"Trump news at a glance: US Senate gives president symbolic rebuke on his military action against Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-gu-name=\"media\" class=\"dcr-14sl0e4\">\n<div class=\"dcr-17l77cs\">\n<figure id=\"9bc688de-e176-4f2f-ae8d-94fe1f6381fa\" class=\"dcr-191xnya\">\n<div id=\"img-1\" class=\"dcr-1t7hdmw\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"silhouette of building as sun sets behind it\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/b3dd058b3e27d6d86c83cc2a4bc4c86928bcf31d\/800_0_4000_3200\/master\/4000.jpg?width=465&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"465\" height=\"372\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"dcr-up96pv\"><span class=\"dcr-kogzpx\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-18mnkpm\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1294qmb\"><label for=\"the-checkbox\" class=\"dcr-4sl2vt\"><\/label> <\/p>\n<div id=\"the-caption\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1mfxiaj\"><span class=\"dcr-13i4yc9\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1cipnsy\">The sun sets behind the US Capitol on a warm spring evening in June 2025.<\/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-zwabc0\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"9bc688de-e176-4f2f-ae8d-94fe1f6381fa\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-1bitgpn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-1shbixy\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-qda0hp\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1e9iiy9\"><span class=\"dcr-13i4yc9\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1cipnsy\">The sun sets behind the US Capitol on a warm spring evening in June 2025.<\/span> Photograph: Kevin Carter\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-gu-name=\"headline\" class=\"dcr-ql9l8l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-6mja0y\">\n<div class=\"dcr-19hyiet\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1iguxsh\"><a href=\"\/tone\/explainers\" class=\"dcr-e5rynu\">Explainer<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"dcr-l0wuod\">Trump news at a glance: US Senate gives president symbolic rebuke on his military action against Iran<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-gu-name=\"standfirst\" class=\"dcr-1xpojbf\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1kvrm3n\">\n<p>Four Republicans broke with their party tosupport the measure, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/jun\/03\/house-passes-war-power-resolution-trump-iran\" data-link-name=\"in standfirst link\">passed<\/a> the House of Representatives earlier this month \u2013 key US politics stories from Tuesday 23 June at a glance<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-gu-name=\"body\" class=\"dcr-x1al2c\">\n<div class=\"dcr-11gq2tx\">\n<div id=\"maincontent\" class=\"dcr-1w2vkyc\">\n<div class=\"article-body-commercial-selector article-body-viewer-selector dcr-ogvvui\">\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/us-senate\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">US Senate<\/a> approved a war powers resolution preventing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/donaldtrump\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Donald Trump<\/a> from continuing hostilities against Iran, delivering the president a significant but symbolic rebuke over a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/us-israel-war-on-iran\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">conflict<\/a> that has proven unpopular with the American public.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The resolution passed by a 50-48 vote, with four <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/republicans\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Republicans<\/a> \u2013 Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and Rand Paul of Kentucky \u2013 breaking with their party tosupport its adoption. John Fetterman, of Pennsylvania, was the sole Democrat to vote against the resolution.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The measure, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/jun\/03\/house-passes-war-power-resolution-trump-iran\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">passed<\/a> the House of Representatives earlier this month, would require the president to seek Congress\u2019s authorization to use military force against Iran. It comes after Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/jun\/22\/iran-us-talks-progress-pakistan-qatar-lebanon-israel\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">dispatched<\/a> JD Vance to Switzerland to negotiate a settlement that would resolve the conflict the US began alongside Israel in February.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The resolution does not require the president\u2019s signature, and Trump and his Republican allies have questioned the constitutionality of the 1973 War Powers Act under which it was passed. Nonetheless, its success underscores the discontent among Republicans over a conflict that has grown deeply unpopular with voters ahead of the November midterm elections, in which Republicans will be defending their control of Congress.<\/p>\n<figure data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.QAndAExplainerBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-d9bay7\">\n<div data-spacefinder-role=\"nested\">\n<hr class=\"dcr-1vsdau9\">\n<h2 id=\"us-senate-approves-war-powers-resolution-challenging-trumps-iran-war-authority\" class=\"dcr-1l9hb2r\">US Senate approves war powers resolution challenging Trump\u2019s Iran war authority<\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The resolution\u2019s passage in the Senate was enabled by the absences of two Republicans: Dave McCormick of Pennsylvania and Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/jun\/14\/mitch-mcconnell-hospital\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">admitted<\/a> to the hospital last week. Neither has supported previous war powers resolutions, which Democrats have been forcing votes on regularly since the war with Iran began.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/jun\/23\/trump-iran-war-powers-resolution\" data-link-name=\"in body link\"><sub class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Read the full story<\/sub><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-spacefinder-role=\"nested\">\n<hr class=\"dcr-1vsdau9\">\n<h2 id=\"marco-rubio-to-meet-gulf-allies-amid-division-over-us-iran-ceasefire-deal\" class=\"dcr-1l9hb2r\">Marco Rubio to meet Gulf allies amid division over US-Iran ceasefire deal<\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The US secretary of state, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/marco-rubio\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Marco Rubio<\/a>, has said that no country \u2013 including Iran \u2013 would be allowed to charge tolls for shipping in the strait of Hormuz as he sought to reassure US allies in the Gulf that Washington would take a firm line in peace negotiations with Tehran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/jun\/23\/marco-rubio-gulf-allies-us-iran-ceasefire-deal\" data-link-name=\"in body link\"><sub class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Read the full story<\/sub><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-spacefinder-role=\"nested\">\n<hr class=\"dcr-1vsdau9\">\n<h2 id=\"texas-anti-ice-protesters-convicted-of-terrorism-charges-sentenced-to-at-least-50-years-in-prison\" class=\"dcr-1l9hb2r\">Texas anti-ICE protesters convicted of terrorism charges sentenced to at least 50 years in prison<\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">A group of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/texas\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Texas<\/a> protesters convicted of terrorism charges received unusually harsh sentences of at least 50 years in prison on Tuesday in a closely watched case that was widely seen as a test case of the Trump administration\u2019s efforts to crack down on dissent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/jun\/23\/prairieland-ice-protesters-texas-sentenced\" data-link-name=\"in body link\"><sub class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Read the full story<\/sub><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-spacefinder-role=\"nested\">\n<hr class=\"dcr-1vsdau9\">\n<h2 id=\"trump-says-washington-dc-reflecting-pool-repairs-may-not-be-done-in-time-for-4-july\" class=\"dcr-1l9hb2r\">Trump says Washington DC reflecting pool repairs may not be done in time for 4 July<\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Donald Trump has acknowledged that repairs to the algae-stricken reflecting pool in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/washington-dc\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Washington DC<\/a> may not be completed in time for the Fourth of July, when the president plans to convene a big celebration on the National Mall to ring in the country\u2019s 250th birthday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/jun\/23\/trump-dc-reflecting-pool-repair-july-fourth\" data-link-name=\"in body link\"><sub class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Read the full story<\/sub><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-spacefinder-role=\"nested\">\n<hr class=\"dcr-1vsdau9\">\n<h2 id=\"man-arrested-near-trumps-reflecting-pool-plans-to-fight-obscenity-charge\" class=\"dcr-1l9hb2r\">Man arrested near Trump\u2019s reflecting pool plans to fight obscenity charge<\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/washington-dc\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Washington DC<\/a> resident arrested this week near the National Mall\u2019s reflecting pool told the Guardian he planned to fight the charges, as Donald Trump continues to blame vandals for the botched renovation of the pool.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">After the Trump administration spent $14.2m renovating the body of water in front of the Lincoln Memorial to turn it \u201cAmerican flag\u201d blue in time for the US\u2019s 250th birthday next month, the pool has been beset with algae blooms and peeling liner. Trump has claimed, without evidence, that the pool had been slashed with a knife.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/jun\/23\/reflecting-pool-arrest-washington-dc\" data-link-name=\"in body link\"><sub class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Read the full story<\/sub><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-spacefinder-role=\"nested\">\n<hr class=\"dcr-1vsdau9\">\n<h2 id=\"new-trump-appointee-fires-several-office-of-director-of-national-intelligence-staff-report\" class=\"dcr-1l9hb2r\">New Trump appointee fires several office of director of national intelligence staff \u2013 report<\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Several staff members have reportedly been fired from the US office of the director of national intelligence (DNI), multiple outlets have reported. These firings come less than a week after Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/jun\/19\/bill-pulte-acting-director-national-intelligence\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">appointed Bill Pulte<\/a> as the acting director after former director Tulsi Gabbard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/22\/tulsi-gabbard-resignation-intelligence-director\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">left the post<\/a> in late May.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/jun\/23\/director-national-intelligence-staff\" data-link-name=\"in body link\"><sub class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Read the full story<\/sub><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-spacefinder-role=\"nested\">\n<hr class=\"dcr-1vsdau9\">\n<h2 id=\"what-else-happened-today\" class=\"dcr-1l9hb2r\">What else happened today:<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\n<li class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2026\/jun\/23\/ai-stocks-sell-off-us-markets\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">A tech sell-off shook global markets on Tuesday<\/a><\/strong> as attention turned away from developments in the US war with Iran and toward the future of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/artificialintelligenceai\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">AI<\/a> companies and chipmakers that have driven stock markets to record highs.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">While big tech and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/04\/advancing-artificial-intelligence-education-for-american-youth\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Trump administration<\/a> have pushed teachers to use AI and claimed it helps students learn and gives them the skills needed to succeed in a world in which the technology is ubiquitous, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/education\/2026\/jun\/23\/ai-us-schools-students\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">some parents and child development experts argue that there is little evidence that AI helps children<\/a><\/strong> and may even harm their cognitive development.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/us-supreme-court\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">US supreme court<\/a> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/jun\/23\/supreme-court-ruling-rastafarian-man-religious-rights\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">refused on Tuesday to let a Rastafarian man sue \u2060state prison officials in Louisiana<\/a><\/strong> \u2060after guards held him \u200bdown and shaved him bald in violation of his religious beliefs, in a landmark case.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/jun\/23\/hantavirus-quarantine-ends-nebraska\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Eight Americans quarantined for six weeks in Nebraska after they were exposed to a deadly hantavirus outbreak were released on Monday<\/a><\/strong>, including one who accused the government of holding her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/jun\/20\/rfk-jr-hantavirus-quarantine\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">against her will<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Dan Goldman, a Democratic congressman from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/new-york\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">New York<\/a>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/jun\/23\/new-york-lawmaker-cafe-banned-pro-israel-view\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">has said it is \u201csad\u201d that a Brooklyn coffee shop banned him over his views on Israel<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 a move that has put the cafe under investigation by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/trump-administration\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Trump administration<\/a>\u2019s justice department.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"dcr-1mmrci3\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Catching up?<em> Here\u2019s what happened <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/jun\/22\/trump-administration-news-latest-updates\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">on Monday 22 June<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"92a36e50-26f6-444e-83c7-6e1e93a54817\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.EmbedBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-d9bay7\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-print-layout=\"hide\" class=\"dcr-swayiu\"><span class=\"dcr-1xhbmzr\">Explore more on these topics<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-2c03t5\">\n<ul class=\"dcr-p7nd18\">\n<li class=\"dcr-r721ee\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/trump-administration\" class=\"dcr-856iwi\">Trump 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