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Senate rejects a resolution directing Trump to end the Iran war
Washington, District of ColumbiaPublished 25 Sep 2026
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The Senate voted 49-50 on Thursday against a House-passed war powers resolution. Four Republicans joined Democrats; John Fetterman was the only Democrat opposed.
On Sept. 24, 2026, the Senate rejected a resolution directing President Trump to remove U.S. forces from the Iran war unless Congress authorizes it. The tally was 49 in favor and 50 against. Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Rand Paul, and Thom Tillis voted yes; John Fetterman was the only Democrat to vote no. Outlets disagree on the death toll and on whether this resolution passed the House in July or last week.
Disputed opinions
None yet.
Senate rejects resolution calling to end the Iran war, as most Republicans stick with Trump
Published 24 Sep 2026 accessed 25 Sep 2026
Facts
Most Republicans sided with President Trump.
Most Republicans voted against the measure, including Jon Husted and Dan Sullivan.
An NBC News poll found 33% of registered voters say the Iran war was worth it and 62% say it was not.
The resolution directs the president to remove U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran unless Congress authorizes that use of force.
Had the resolution passed the Senate, it would not go to the president for a signature or veto.
By 57% to 24%, voters are more likely to support a candidate who opposes the Iran war.
As a concurrent resolution, the measure expresses the view of Congress.
Mike Rogers and Ashley Hinson have called for ending the war after siding with Trump for months.
Tim Kaine pointed to 18 families who have lost loved ones.
Tim Kaine said hundreds of troops have been injured.
Tim Kaine said eight people tried to commit suicide during an extended deployment on the Lincoln.
President Trump has defended the war as an effort to weaken Iran and stop it from building a nuclear weapon.
President Trump told the United Nations that a nuclear-armed Iran was a reality the United States had to confront.
Opinion
Tim Kaine said Congress, not the president, has the constitutional power to declare war.
Tim Kaine said the resolution does not go to the White House because the White House cannot veto the Constitution.
Tim Kaine said the resolution is more than a message.
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Facts
Ashley Hinson, a Republican in a tight Iowa Senate race, wrote that Iowans should not pay at the pump or the checkout for the war.
Mike Rogers said the war needs to end to bring costs down and that Michigan families cannot afford to wait.
A separate war powers resolution passed the House last week with 220 votes, including a record seven Republicans.
The resolutions are not legally binding.
President Trump warned at the United Nations that a peace deal with Iran may not come until after the November midterms.
Lawmakers never voted to authorize the war.
Recent reporting suggests the Pentagon has not fully accounted for the war’s cost and casualties.
Diesel has hit daily records above $6.50 a gallon.
John Thune called the Democrat-forced vote political and said the administration is trying to end the conflict.
John Thune conceded that many Republicans are ready for the war to be over.
John Thune said there are a lot of Republican members.
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Chuck Schumer said Americans are being crushed at gas pumps and grocery counters because Trump went to war without authorization or a plan.
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Published 24 Sep 2026 accessed 25 Sep 2026
Facts
The conflict has passed the 200-day mark.
Chuck Schumer and Andy Kim forced the vote under the War Powers Resolution.
Bill Cassidy, whose vote was key to a June resolution, voted no.
In July, after a ceasefire collapsed, the Senate voted 47-49 against advancing a war powers resolution, with Susan Collins the only Republican in support.
Tim Kaine said Democrats will keep forcing the votes every week because Republican candidates are changing position.
The conflict has worsened the inflation Trump campaigned on ending.
Andy Kim cited a Congressional Budget Office estimate that the war cost nearly $40 billion in its first four months.
Andy Kim said at least 19 U.S. service members had been killed and more than 750 injured.
Andy Kim said Democrats have come to the chamber 11 times in 208 days to try to end the war.
Dan Sullivan is in a tough re-election contest in Alaska.
Andy Kim said higher petrol prices had cost American households about $900 each since the war began.
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Ron Wyden said Democrats will stay at it until they win.
Dan Sullivan said he does not believe in a war-powers vote to remove forces while troops are in contact.
Tim Kaine said Republicans recognize how bad the war is.
Andy Kim said Americans are sick of a reckless and expensive war.
Andy Kim said chaos is not a negotiating tactic.
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Facts
Angela Alsobrooks did not vote.
Jon Husted told Politico the war needs to end quickly so gas prices can fall, then voted against the resolution.
Democrats needed full attendance and five Republican votes for the resolution to pass.
Some Republican senators have criticized the war’s effect on fuel prices but stopped short of challenging President Trump’s policy.
Dan Sullivan and Roger Marshall, both in tight races, voted to kill the resolution.
Thom Tillis said the administration first called the Iran conflict a war on July 10, that he wanted a briefing within 60 days, and that the first outreach came last week.
President Trump initially estimated the war in Iran would last four to six weeks.
Thom Tillis said the administration needs to inform Congress, state its objectives, and engage at least the Armed Services Committee.
The war is nearing its eighth month, and about 50,000 American service members remain deployed in the region.
More than 800 U.S. service members have been wounded.
The United States and Israel launched the strikes against Iran.
The administration did not change its Iran strategy after that resolution and called the effort poorly timed and meaningless.
Collins, Murkowski, Paul, and Bill Cassidy voted for that June resolution, while Mitch McConnell and Dave McCormick missed the vote.
Bill Cassidy flipped back to voting no after a briefing, following a contentious June meeting that President Trump attended.
Bill Cassidy left the Capitol Thursday saying he could not talk because he was trying to make a flight.
Opinion
Thom Tillis said it is time to engage Congress if the war will be long term.
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Published 24 Sep 2026 accessed 25 Sep 2026
Facts
The war has pushed up food and fuel prices.
Republicans in competitive races, including Jon Husted, Dan Sullivan, Roger Marshall, Pete Ricketts, and Darline Graham, stuck with President Trump.
President Trump threatened that he could annihilate Iran in a United Nations speech.
The Trump administration has not changed policy after previous war powers votes.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll found 34 percent approved of the strikes on Iran.
Only one resolution has passed both chambers, and the White House ignored it.
The Constitution says only Congress, not the president, can declare war.
The House has held six votes, three of them in favor of ending the conflict.
Opinion
Republicans say President Trump’s actions are within his rights as commander in chief.
Democrats argued President Trump may have pulled the country into a long conflict by failing to spell out a clear strategy.