War Powers Resolution halting Trump’s Iran ambitions fails in U.S. House

(The Center Square) – A resolution to halt U.S. military hostilities in Iran failed to advance in the U.S. House pro forma session Thursday.

House Democrats attempted to obtain unanimous consent to pass a War Powers Resolution restricting the Trump administrations’ ability to conduct military operations in Iran without the authorization of Congress.

The Republican presiding refused to acknowledge the resolution and ended the session, marking the second time since the Iran conflict started that a War Powers Resolution failed in the House.

Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Md., said in a news conference afterward that “things are out of control” in Iran and that President Donld Trump’s “threats of total annihilation were beyond the pale.”