Republican Rifts Deepen Over Iran War Powers The recent Senate vote on limiting President Donald Trump's ability to strike Iran without congressional approval has exposed a growing divide within the Republican Party.
The bill, which ultimately failed, had already passed in the Democratic controlled House of Representatives earlier this year, paving the way for a long overdue reckoning with the war's unpopularity.
For decades, Congress has ceded control over war making to the executive branch, but the War Powers Resolution of 1973 was meant to curb such overreach.