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House votes to limit Trump's power to strike Iran for 3rd time
Yahoo News ^ | 09/16/2026 | Caitlin Yilek

Posted on 09/16/2026 8:38:33 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; Iran
KEYWORDS: 5thcolumnonfr; aidandcomfort; frtraitorslist; iran; iranwar; lookwholovesiran; responsibilitylast; tdsthread; trump

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The article goes on to say that Trump has said "the war will end immediately after the election."
1 posted on 09/16/2026 8:38:33 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd
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To: Responsibility2nd

They never stop trying to shackle him.


2 posted on 09/16/2026 8:44:52 AM PDT by pawpawrick (I had a life once but my job ate it)
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To: Responsibility2nd
This will all be moot as soon as Iran launches its major missile offensive in October.

You know it's coming.
3 posted on 09/16/2026 8:47:39 AM PDT by Antoninus (Confusion and disorder to the Left.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

CBS is the author of this report.

Iran is hoping for a Democrat majority in Congress come November.

Iran’s only escape route is to have the Democrats tie up Trump in Trumped up charges.

I can see why some of the vulnerable Republicans voted the way they did in order to give themselves a better chance of winning in November.


4 posted on 09/16/2026 8:58:16 AM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter
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Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Zach Nunn of Iowa

Miller-Meeks has Cedar Rapids and Iowa City islamists to worry about, and Nunn has Polk County (Des Moines) islamists to worry about. Moral and physical courage has not generally been a Republican politician's strong suit since 1865.

Additionally, all three metro areas are - and always will be - so blue they are dang near black. Parts of them are also becoming third-world shitholes full of non-english speakers. I'd include Dubuque, but they prefer to import Illinois felons to balkanize the area.

5 posted on 09/16/2026 9:01:19 AM PDT by niteowl77
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To: Responsibility2nd
"...marking a SYMBOLIC rebuke..."

So, democrats don't like it.

Gosh THAT's news...

6 posted on 09/16/2026 9:02:43 AM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself.)
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To: pawpawrick

DSA is trying to totally stop Trump.


7 posted on 09/16/2026 9:08:08 AM PDT by chopperk (,)
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To: pawpawrick

DSA is trying to totally stop Trump.


8 posted on 09/16/2026 9:08:08 AM PDT by chopperk (,)
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To: Presbyterian Reporter

Looks like a new group of rinos. Remember their names for future reference, like on midterm election day.


9 posted on 09/16/2026 9:10:36 AM PDT by chopperk (,)
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To: chopperk

“ DSA is trying to totally stop Trump.”
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… and provide encouragement to the Iranian mullahs.


10 posted on 09/16/2026 9:11:11 AM PDT by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA-PRO-MAX)
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To: niteowl77

These rinos are bad news because they will take muslim payoffs to stop negative and adversarial issues.


11 posted on 09/16/2026 9:14:55 AM PDT by chopperk (,)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Now the House has canceled any more votes and will go on vacation Again and Again (just repeated it for emphasis) until after the midterms.

They do nothing for the people. They get their paychecks off of our backs and go home for more fun and vacation.

Wow, that is a real vote getter. 🙄🤪


12 posted on 09/16/2026 9:34:27 AM PDT by dforest
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To: Responsibility2nd

Voting against war is antisemitic.


13 posted on 09/16/2026 9:34:54 AM PDT by nitzy
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To: Responsibility2nd

Meanwhile, the Houthis have closed the straights at the Red Sea with sea mines.


14 posted on 09/16/2026 9:36:25 AM PDT by DownInFlames (p)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Perfect timing. The Iran revolution is starting and Congress votes to save the Iranian Mullah regime.

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4395747/posts


15 posted on 09/16/2026 9:39:03 AM PDT by P-Marlowe
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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.

They are likely voting the wishes of a majority of their constituency. There are that many islamists and stupid liberals here. This is what we really need to fear.

16 posted on 09/16/2026 9:51:43 AM PDT by eastexsteve
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To: pawpawrick
They never stop trying to shackle him.

Yeah, that's part of their job when he usurps Congressional powers.

"In questions of power, then, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the constitution" - Thomas Jefferson

17 posted on 09/16/2026 9:53:00 AM PDT by Gunslingr3
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Meanwhile, the Houthis have closed the straights at the Red Sea with sea mines.

That's not true.

There are mines in the Strait of Hormuz, placed by Iran.

In the Bab al-Mandab Strait the Houthis are blocking Saudi and Israeli traffic, but not other nations. They're not using mines to achieve this.

18 posted on 09/16/2026 9:56:20 AM PDT by Gunslingr3
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To: Responsibility2nd

It appears that President Trump’s planned off-ramp from this conflict is losing the Congress in November and having the Democrats cut off funding for this misguided and ultimately unwinnable war. However, I think he is mistaken if he believes that history or anyone will blame the Democrats for this strategic military loss and end of American economic hegemony. His legacy will be the end of the dollar as the world’s reserve currency and the economic deprivation which will result from that. The only upside I foresee is that the Israel-first, pro-endless war boomers will finally be marginalized within the Republican Party. Maybe then we will finally get our country back and be able to truly put America first.


19 posted on 09/16/2026 9:56:34 AM PDT by Ronaldus Magnus
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To: Gunslingr3

I think the majority here have forgotten that.


20 posted on 09/16/2026 9:57:03 AM PDT by lastchance (Cognovit Dominus qui sunt eius.)
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