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House Republican leadership just canceled a vote on the Iran War Powers Resolution because they knew they were going to lose it. Republicans struggled to find the votes to dismiss legislation that would compel Trump to withdraw from the war with Iran, and GOP leaders declined to hold the vote when it became clear they would not have the numbers to defeat the bill — Associated Press
The resolution would have forced Trump to withdraw from the war with Iran. The war powers resolution brought by Democrats would rein in Trump’s military campaign and compel withdrawal from the war with Iran — Associated Press
Last week, the same measure failed by a single tie vote, with three Republicans crossing over. Another House war powers resolution nearly passed last week, falling on a tie vote as three Republicans voted in favor — Associated Press
This week, with Democrat Jared Golden flipping to yes, the math no longer worked for the White House. The lone Democrat who voted against the war powers resolution last week, Rep. Jared Golden of Maine, said he would vote in favor of the legislation this time — Associated Press
So leadership pulled it. As it became clear that Republicans would not have the numbers to defeat the bill, GOP leaders declined to hold a vote on it, delaying planned votes into June — Associated Press
The 60-day clock under the War Powers Resolution of 1973 has now expired. Under the War Powers Resolution of 1973, presidents have 60 days to engage in a military conflict before Congress must either declare war or authorize the use of military force, and some Republicans are now saying the president’s legal timeline to wage a war without congressional approval has expired — Associated Press
That’s the law passed after Vietnam to stop exactly this — a president running an open-ended military campaign without congressional authorization. The 1973 law was passed by Congress during the Vietnam War era in an attempt to take back its power over foreign conflicts — Associated Press
Republican Brian Fitzpatrick put it plainly: “We have to follow the law.” “We have to follow the law,” said Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, a Pennsylvania Republican, shortly after he voted for an Iran war powers resolution for the first time last week — Associated Press
Meanwhile, gas is at $4.53 a gallon. Democratic senators rallying outside the Capitol with VoteVets placed signs on the Capitol lawn noting that the nationwide average price of gasoline had risen to $4.53 — Associated Press
The Strait of Hormuz is still choked off. The stalemate in the Strait of Hormuz has disrupted global shipping and elevated gas prices in the U.S., and Sen. Tammy Duckworth pointed to Iran’s willingness to put a chokehold on commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz — Associated Press
And Trump is publicly threatening another large-scale assault. Trump said on social media that military leaders should “be prepared to go forward with a full, large scale assault of Iran, on a moment’s notice, in the event that an acceptable Deal is not reached” — Associated Press