President Donald Trump enters the White House North Portico on Tuesday, the same day the Republican-controlled Senate passed a resolution ordering the end of U.S. hostilities with Iran unless he receives Congress' approval for the war. File Photo by Allison Robbert/UPI | License Photo
June 24 (UPI) -- Senate lawmakers have approved a war powers resolution directing President Donald Trump to halt U.S. hostilities with Iran or seek congressional authorization.
The Senate voted 50-48 on Tuesday, with four Republicans -- Sens. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Rand Paul of Kentucky -- joining their Democratic colleagues in passing H.Con.Res. 86. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., was the only Democrat to vote against the measure.
The measure's legal force was disputed. Though concurrent resolutions are non-binding, Democrats argue H.Con.Res. 86 is binding because it was adopted under the War Powers Resolution.
Either way, the measure shows the deepening fissure in support among Trump's Republican Party for the war his administration unilaterally launched in late February.
