The House voted 220-204 Tuesday to direct President Trump to end the war in Iran or secure explicit congressional authorization to continue it, marking the fifth time a Republican-controlled chamber has rebuked his war powers. Seven Republicans joined Democrats in supporting the resolution from Representative Seth Moulton, a Massachusetts Democrat and combat veteran, who said the conflict "has not only failed, but backfired." Lawmakers cited depleted munitions, rising gas prices above $4 a gallon, and a war far longer than the weeks-long operation promised by Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth when bombing began in February. Republicans Tom Barrett, Warren Davidson, Brian Fitzpatrick, Thomas Massie, Nancy Mace, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, and Zach Nunn broke with their party.

Nunn, a combat veteran, noted 18 U.S. service members killed, two from his home state of Iowa. A New York Times/Siena poll found only 31% of likely voters approve of the war, with 77% of Republicans but just 24% of Trump's 2024 supporters approving. Representative Gregory W.

Meeks, top Democrat on the Foreign Affairs Committee, said the administration violated the Constitution by waging war without authorization, clear objectives, or an end plan. Despite repeated bipartisan votes, Trump refuses congressional involvement and shows no signs of winding down the campaign weeks before midterm elections.