House Republicans cancel vote on war powers resolution to end US war in Iran

Cancellation, which avoids embarrassment for Trump, is latest signal of diminishing congressional support for war

House Republicans cancel vote on war powers resolution to end US war in Iran

TL;DR

  • House Republicans canceled a scheduled vote on a war powers resolution to end the US war in Iran.
  • Democrats called the cancellation "cowardly" and a sign of Republican subservience to the Trump administration.
  • The vote has been postponed until June, with expectations that it will pass.
  • Four Republicans in the Senate previously joined Democrats in advancing a similar war powers resolution.
  • Representative Thomas Massie, a critic of the war, was absent for the canceled vote but is expected to be present in June.