House vote on Iran war powers resolution fails for third time

Politics House vote on Iran war powers resolution fails for third time By Caitlin Yilek Caitlin Yilek Politics Reporter Caitlin Yilek is a politics reporter at CBSNews.com, based in Washington, D.C. She previously worked for the Washington Examiner and The Hill, and was a member of the 2022 Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship with the National Press Foundation. Read Full Bio Caitlin Yilek May 14, 2026 / 4:58 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Washington — The House voted for a third time against acting as a check on President Trump's military powers in Iran, even as a growing number of Republicans express concern about the prolonged conflict. Thursday's vote on a Democratic resolution to rein in Mr. Trump's authority was 212-212, falling just short of a majority. Originally introduced on March 4, the measure as written would have directed the president to remove U.S. forces from hostilities within 30 days of the start of the war, which began on Feb. 28."I didn't want to have to bring this resolution to the floor. I had hoped that the administration would have changed course after I introduced it and properly briefed the Congress and the country," Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey said during floor debate Wednesday night. Gottheimer said he supported the Trump administration "crushing" the Iranian regime, but denounced the administration leaving lawmakers "in the dark" with the lack of formal briefings. The war passed a critical deadline on May 1 under the War Powers Resolution of 1973, which says the president must remove armed forces from hostilities after 60 days if Congress has not authorized the war. The 60-day clock started once the president sent formal notification to Congress of the hostilities on March 2. But the president notified Congress on May 1 that  "hostilities" with Iran had "terminated" because there had been "no exchange of fire" between the U.S. and Iran since April 7, when both sides agree...