House pulls Iran war powers vote ahead of Memorial Day recess
House Republicans pulled a vote Thursday, through a procedural loophole, that could have reined in President Donald Trump‘s war powers in Iran ahead of Congress‘s Memorial Day recess.
TL;DR
- House Republicans pulled a vote on a war powers resolution concerning Iran.
- The vote was pulled using a procedural loophole ahead of the Memorial Day recess.
- Rep. Gregory Meeks accused Republicans of delaying the vote because it was assured passage.
- Democrats stated the vote was pulled due to GOP leadership facing absences.
- Previous war powers resolutions had one Democratic 'no' vote from Rep. Jared Golden.