House votes to limit Trump's power to strike Iran for 3rd time, as 7 Republicans defect
Washington — For the third time, the House voted Tuesday to block President Trump from taking further military action against Iran, with seven Republicans breaking with the president. The vote ended in a 220 to 204 tally, marking a symbolic rebuke of the president over the largely unpopular war.Tuesday's resolution drew more GOP support than the previous two efforts to limit Mr. Trump's war powers in June and July.Three new Republicans voted yes: Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina and Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Zach Nunn of Iowa. The four who supported the prior resolutions were Reps. Tom Barrett of Michigan, Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Warren Davidson of Ohio and Thomas Massie of Kentucky.Nunn, who is in a competitive reelection bid, said in a post after the vote that he will "not support another open-ended war."
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