The Senate voted on Tuesday to adopt a House-approved war powers resolution calling for a halt to any additional military action against Iran that Congress has not authorized. The Senate voted 50-48 to adopt a concurrent resolution by Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-N.Y., that the House had adopted by a 215-208 margin earlier this month. Concurrent […]

Four Republicans joined Democrats to vote in favor of the resolution.

The Senate approved a House-passed war powers resolution on Iran, marking the first time such a measure has made it through both chambers.

Four Senate Republicans crossed party lines to approve the resolution, which passed the House earlier this month.

WASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuters) - The Republican-majority U.S. Senate backed legislation on Tuesday to halt U.S. military action against Iran, but it was not immediately clear how…

The US Senate advanced a war powers resolution to end hostilities in Iran, joining a House vote of 215-208 that saw bipartisan support amid rising gas

Passage of the largely symbolic measure comes as the U.S. and Iran are in the early stages of talks aimed at ending the war.

Four Republicans joined Democrats to back a measure seeking to limit the US president’s military authority

The Senate on Monday adopted a House-passed Iran War Powers resolution 50-48 in a symbolic, yet rare rebuke of President Donald Trump.

Fifty senators voted in favor, with 48 voting against

It was the first time both chambers of Congress passed a resolution directing a president to remove US armed forces from hostilities

The Senate voted on Tuesday to adopt a House-approved war powers resolution calling for a halt to any additional military action against Iran that Congress has not authorized. …

By Patricia ZengerleWASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate backed legislation on Tuesday directing President Donald Trump to halt U.S. military action against Iran, the…

It marks the first time both chambers approved directing a president to remove armed forces from hostilities since the War Powers Act was adopted in 1973.

For the first time, Congress has passed a war powers measure, instructing President Trump to halt military action in Iran or seek congressional approval to continue.