Senate rejects resolution to block Trump from striking Iran

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Source: Washington Post

Senate rejects resolution to block Trump from striking Iran

The war powers resolution was the fourth to fail in the chamber since the war's start -- but some Republicans expressed fresh concern about the conflict as it approaches the two-month mark.

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April 15, 2026 at 3:03 p.m. EDT 6 minutes ago
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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at the White House about the Iran war on April 6. (Maxine Wallace/The Washington Post)

By Theodoric Meyer and Noah Robertson

The Senate rejected a resolution Wednesday to block President Donald Trump from ordering further strikes on Iran, even as Republicans raised increasing concerns about the war.

The vote was the latest test of lawmakers' support for the unpopular conflict since Trump threatened last week to destroy Iran's "whole civilization." Democrats have forced votes on three other war powers resolutions since the war's start, all of which have failed.

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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/15/iran-war-powers-trump/

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Breaking news: The Senate rejected a resolution to block President Trump from ordering further strikes on Iran, even as Republicans raised increasing concerns about the war.

Senate rejects resolution to block Trump from striking Iran
The war powers resolution was the fourth to fail in the chamber since the war’s start — but some Republicans expressed fresh concern about the war as it approaches the two-month mark.
www.washingtonpost.com
3:06 PM · Apr 15, 2026
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Breaking news: The Senate rejected a resolution to block President Trump from ordering further strikes on Iran, even as Republicans raised increasing concerns about the war.

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) 2026-04-15T19:06:41.810121501Z

[Lovie777]

1. Keep it up....

the American public should know that mostly republicans are allowing death and destruction.

[Deuxcents]

2. Not concerned enough, Senators. What's it gonna take?

[Traildogbob]

3. Their children dying for Trump. Maybe.

[cstanleytech]

5. Ask Collins as she's the expert on anything that is concerning.

[kerouac2]

4. Fresh concern, eh? How special.

What a disgrace.

[raccoon]

6. Senate Republicans are as useless as tits on a boar hog.

[-misanthroptimist]

7. Lickspittles, one and all!

It's no long Trump's war. It is now wholly owned by the Republicans.

[C Moon]

8. Iran is reminding me of how well he handled COVID:

"The virus that we’re talking about having to do, a lot of people think that goes away in April, with the heat, as the heat comes in, typically that will go away in April.”

Why do these idiots keep falling back in line behind him?