On June 13, 2026, the U.S. Capitol and National Mall were captured in photographs by Rahmat Gul from AP News. A decisive bipartisan vote in Congress led to the approval of a war powers resolution aiming to withdraw U.S. armed forces from ongoing hostilities with Iran.
The Senate displayed a narrow split, voting 50 to 48, where four Republican senators joined Democrats in favor of the resolution. These Republicans included Bill Cassidy from Louisiana, Susan Collins from Maine, Rand Paul from Kentucky, and Lisa Murkowski from Alaska.
The measure, lacking legal binding authority, will not be forwarded to the White House for a presidential signature. Nevertheless, the House had approved the resolution earlier this month.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, representing New York, expressed, “Congress stood up to Donald Trump and voted to end his costly, unnecessary, and devastating war with Iran. The message from the only branch of government with the power to declare war is unmistakable: the Trump administration must withdraw U.S. forces from hostilities in Iran.”
In response, President Trump criticized the resolution after its passage in the House. He commented on Truth Social, stating that lawmakers had voted “to limit my War Powers, right in the middle of my final negotiations to end the War with the Islamic Republic of Iran.” Trump condemned the move as unpatriotic, accusing Democrats of being driven by what he termed “Trump Derangement Syndrome.”
The Senate’s vote came amid sensitive negotiations between the U.S. and Iran aimed at permanently ending the conflict. These initial terms have drawn significant criticism from both political parties within Congress.
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