US Senate reverses course on Iran war powers vote, backs Trump

WASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate voted Wednesday night to reject a resolution that would have stripped President Donald Trump of authority to use military force against Iran without congressional approval, reversing a vote held one day earlier. In the final tally, 50 senators opposed the measure and 47 supported it, a shift from Tuesday's 50-47 vote in favor of the war-powers curb. Two Republican senators changed positions between the two votes. Rand Paul, who had backed the war-powers resolution on Tuesday, did not vote on Wednesday, while Bill Cassidy switched to oppose it. Republicans Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski again voted in favor of the resolution, while Democratic Senator John Fetterman voted against it. On his Truth Social account, Trump said the result sent a warning message to Iran and thanked Majority Leader John Thune, Lindsey Graham, Bernie Moreno and others, singling out Paul and Cassidy for changing their positions. Trump added that the earlier 48-to-50 result had been turned into a 47-to-50 outcome. According to the account, Trump had sharply criticized Republican senators at a private dinner following Tuesday's vote and clashed with some members over the war-powers resolution before Wednesday's reversal.