7 Repub­li­cans rebel against Trump, vote with Dems to rein in Iran war pow­ers

7 Republicans rebel against Trump, vote with Dems to rein in Iran war powers

A hand­ful of House Repub­li­cans rebuked Pres­i­dent Don­ald Trump’s oper­a­tion in Iran on Tues­day, join­ing Democ­rats to pass a res­o­lu­tion aimed at rein­ing in the com­man­der-in-chief’s war powers.Rep. Seth Moul­ton, D‑Mass., intro­duced the war pow­ers res­o­lu­tion that was backed by 14 of his fel­low House Democ­rats, includ­ing Reps. Jason Crow, D‑Colo, and Prami­la Jaya­pal, D‑Wash. But it was Repub­li­cans who helped put the leg­is­la­tion over the edge.Seven House Repub­li­cans joined all 213 vot­ing Democ­rats to pass the mea­sure in a 220 to 204 vote late on Tues­day night. Oppo­nents of the bill were 203 House Repub­li­cans and Rep. Kevin Kiley, I‑Calif., who cau­cus­es with the GOP.“I’ve been con­sis­tent on that since the war pow­ers pro­vi­sion expired after 60 days of enga …