Democrats poised for House vote blocking US military action against Iran

Published January 6, 2020 1:24pm ET



Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the House will vote on a war powers resolution this week aimed at blocking the Trump administration from ordering new military action against Iran.

Pelosi, a California Democrat, told party lawmakers in a memo late Sunday that the House “will introduce and vote on a War Powers Resolution to limit the President’s military actions regarding Iran.” The resolution mirrors a measure Sen. Tim Kaine, a Virginia Democrat, introduced in the Senate.

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