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Negotiations to bring the war to a close remain deadlocked -- and complicated by the fractured Iranian state.
The House on Thursday narrowly passed a resolution to halt U.S. military action in Iran, sending a warning to President Donald Trump for the second time as the war has escalated and the future of the conflict is increasingly uncertain.
The US House voted to halt President Donald Trump’s war in Iran absent congressional approval, the latest repudiation by lawmakers of the president’s handling of the conflict.
House lawmakers voted to cease the conflict, while the Senate stalled a similar effort just hours later.
Four Republicans joined Democrats to approve the measure. And while it is not legally binding, the resolution represents growing frustration inside Congress over the war.
The House on Thursday voted to direct President Trump to end the war with Iran, after four Republicans joined Democrats to rebuke the president over his handling of the conflict.
The House approved a non-binding proposal to end the Iran war, directing President Donald Trump to remove armed forces from hostilities.
Republicans passed more than $1 trillion for the Pentagon alongside a budget blueprint to fund the war with Iran and implement provisions of President Trump's election overhaul bill.
Thomas Massie accused President Trump and Secretary Hegseth of violating the War Powers Resolution, joining Democrats in a resolution to sue over the Iran war.
As strikes intensify in the Iran war, House Speaker Mike Johnson, a top Trump ally, pushed for an end to the fighting.