According to the source report, a war powers resolution aimed at directing President Donald Trump to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities in Iran failed in the Senate, 49–50.
Four Republicans joined Democrats, source says
The source names Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Rand Paul of Kentucky, Thom Tillis of North Carolina, and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska as voting with Democrats for the resolution. The measure fell one vote short, the source says.
The source also states that Democratic Maryland Sen. Angela Alsobrooks did not vote, and that Republican Sens. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and Jon Husted of Ohio voted against the resolution.
What the measure would have done
The source describes the measure as a concurrent resolution directing the president to remove U.S. forces from hostilities in Iran and notes that a concurrent resolution does not carry the force of law, meaning the president would not be obligated to comply.
Polling and pressure on the right, per the source
Citing a CNN/SSRS poll, the source reports that 26% of Americans approved of Trump’s handling of what it calls the “Iran war,” including 60% of Republicans. Among Republican or Republican-leaning voters younger than 45, 53% disapproved, according to the source.
Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson of Iowa is quoted in the source as calling for the conflict to end and for steps to ease prices. “Iowans are being squeezed and shouldn’t have to foot the bill at the pump or the checkout line for the war in Iran,” Hinson said on Sept. 21, 2026, on X, per the source. She urged measures including suspending the gas tax, pausing diesel exports, broader E‑15 access, reinstating a biodiesel tax credit, and creating diesel relief for farmers and truckers, according to the source.
House crossover votes and an earlier Senate move
The source says seven House Republicans joined Democrats to pass a similar measure on Sept. 16: Reps. Tom Barrett (MI), Warren Davidson (OH), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA), Nancy Mace (SC), Thomas Massie (KY), Zach Nunn (IA), and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA).
It also notes that the Senate passed a separate concurrent resolution in June, with Republican Sens. Rand Paul, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and Bill Cassidy voting in favor. After that vote, former President Trump “raged at Senate Republicans,” the source says, adding that Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana told the Daily Caller News Foundation that Trump was “mad as a murder hornet.”
Elections context cited by the source
The source characterizes several Republican races in Texas, Ohio, Iowa, and Kansas as competitive and says Republicans increased spending in those states. It also says Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is running for Senate against Democratic state Rep. James Talarico.
