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In doing so, he joined three other Republican senators — Rand Paul of Kentucky, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and Susan Collins of Maine — to support the procedural motion.

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US Senate advances measure to limit Trump's Iran war powers You need to enable JavaScript to run this app. Skip to content Skip to main menu Skip to more DW sites Latest videos Latest audio Regions Africa Asia Europe Latin America Middle East North America Germany Topics Climate Equality Health Human Rights Migration Technology Categories Business Science Environment Culture Sports In focus Ebola Ukraine Iran Latest audio Latest videos Live TV Advertisement Politics United States of America US Senate advances measure to limit Trump's Iran war powers Roshni Majumdar with AP, Reuters 05/20/2026 May 20, 2026 Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy joined three other Republican lawmakers in supporting the measure. Though symbolic and unlikely to become law, advancing the resolution is a sign of growing frustration with the war. https://p.dw.com/p/5E180 Cassidy's decisive vote comes after the Republican senator lost his primary to a Trump-backed opponent Image: Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/Sipa USA/picture alliance Advertisement The US Senate on Tuesday voted to advance a measure to force President Donald Trump to withdraw the US from hostilities in Iran or seek congressional approval to continue with military action . A procedural vote on a war powers resolution  has been held seven times since Trump launched the war against Iran in late February. But the Democratic -led effort has been quashed by Republicans each time. This was the first time the legislation was advanced in the chamber, which means that there is now going to be a final vote on the resolution in the coming weeks.  But Tuesday's vote is procedural and faces steep hurdles before going into effect. How Iran war is impacting support for Trump, US Republicans To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Bill Cassidy switches sides to deliver a crucial vote Two main factors helped in advancing the vote, which passed 50-47. One, Senator Bill Cassidy, the Louisiana Republican who lost his primary over the weekend in which Trump endorsed his opponent, switched sides for the first time to deliver a crucial vote to pass the legislation. In doing so, he joined three other Republican senators — Rand Paul of Kentucky, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and Susan Collins of Maine — to support the procedural motion. The second factor is that three Republicans did not vote this time. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania was the only Democrat to vote against the measure. Growing signs of unease over Iran war The result was a victory for lawmakers who have been arguing that Congress, not the president, should have the power to send troops to war, as spelled out in the Constitution. Democratic ​Senator Tim ‌Kaine of Virginia argued that the current ceasefire gave Trump an ideal opportunity to make his case to Congress, after he said Iran has offered a new proposal to end the war.  "That's

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