The House for a third time approved a war-powers resolution directing President Trump to withdraw U.S. forces engaged against Iran; seven House Republicans supported it, up from four in a similar July vote. Such parallel resolutions carry limited legal force: after a prior House passage the administration did not withdraw forces, and the Senate blocked a companion measure in July by 49-47. The rise to seven votes is a political signal of loosening GOP support but is not sufficient to change mili

The House for a third time approved a war-powers resolution directing President Trump to withdraw U.S. forces engaged against Iran; seven House Republicans supported it, up from four in a similar July vote. Such parallel resolutions carry limited legal force: after a prior House passage the administration did not withdraw forces, and the Senate blocked a companion measure in July by 49-47. The rise to seven votes is a political signal of loosening GOP support but is not sufficient to change military operations. Next steps are whether the Senate will follow and whether Congress can convert anti-war positions into enforceable constraints via appropriations limits.