House votes to limit Trump's Iran war powers

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published 9 January 2020

The House voted on Thursday to approve a measure that limits President Trump's military actions against Iran.

The resolution, introduced by Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), passed with a vote of 224 to 194. It directs Trump to seek approval from Congress before ordering any further military action against Iran. "If our loved ones are going to be sent to fight in any protracted war, the president owes the American people a conversation," Slotkin said, adding that her measure "allows us to start that debate as our founders intended." Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) has introduced a similar proposal in the Senate.

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.