The Democratic-controlled US House of Representatives has approved a resolution to limit Donald Trump’s ability to take military action in Iran, in a largely party-line vote that underscored the divisions in Washington over the crisis with Tehran.
The motion, sponsored by Democrat Elissa Slotkin, a former CIA agent, seeks to stop the president from taking further military action in the Middle Eastern country without getting approval from Congress, under the War Powers Resolution of 1973.
The resolution passed the House 224-194, with nearly all Democratic congressman voting for the measure, and Republicans opposing it. Eight House Democrats voted against, and three Republicans voted for the motion.