House to vote on curbing Trump's Iran war powers
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The House resolution to rein in Trump's war powers in Iran is expected to fail, after the Senate resolution was voted down Wednesday.
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Politics House to vote on curbing Trump's Iran war powers By Kaia Hubbard , Kaia Hubbard Politics Reporter Kaia Hubbard is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital, based in Washington, D.C. Read Full Bio Kaia Hubbard , Caitlin Yilek Caitlin Yilek Politics Reporter Caitlin Yilek is a politics reporter at CBSNews.com, based in Washington, D.C. She previously worked for the Washington Examiner and The Hill, and was a member of the 2022 Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship with the National Press Foundation. Read Full Bio Caitlin Yilek March 5, 2026 / 6:00 AM EST / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Washington — The House is set to vote Thursday on a measure to block President Trump from taking further military action against Iran without congressional support, a day after a similar effort fell short in the Senate . The war powers vote comes amid concerns that the U.S. could be engaged in another lengthy war in the Middle East, and as a CBS News poll shows the majority of Americans disapprove of U.S. military action against Iran. And further, two-thirds say the administration should obtain approval from Congress for further military action. Barring any last-minute surprises, however, the resolution is expected to meet the same fate in the House as it did in the Senate. GOP Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, who has been one of the few Republican critics of the Trump administration's offensives against Venezuela and Iran, introduced the war powers resolution days before the U.S. bombed three of Iran's nuclear facilities last June. He backed away from forcing a vote last year after a ceasefire was reached. The resolution directs the president "to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran." House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, said the vote "plays right into the hands of the enemy." At a news conference Wednesday, Johnson argued the Iran operation has been "necessary, lawful and effective, and reversing...
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