US lawmakers set to vote on war powers as Iran conflict widens - Reuters

<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMinwFBVV95cUxNNjRsZFMtZHhFRFRtdlprcldoLVE2eUlrSE9MdEZRNnJSUXExS3A2LTUwRHhyRnAzZWVvLTlURGVaazNjVDhzU0d1TXRTVDhKQXE5bWZaWjFYUmE3ZnlsQmtMWFRnOWxWOE1xTzBKY1NMUDJ1OFpmWVJxZ3ktVnpneV9wQmNTRy1lcmd5MVBLeGZobmNoZXh1aXZYUDVMU00?oc=5" target="_blank">US lawmakers set to vote on war powers as Iran conflict widens</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#6f6f6f">Reuters</font>

U.S. Senate lawmakers are set to vote on a bipartisan war powers resolution aiming to halt military actions against Iran and require congressional authorization for any hostilities.

The Senate prepares to vote on a war powers resolution questioning President Trump's authority to engage in war without congressional approval, marking Congress's first formal stance on the five-day-old war with Iran.

Following U.S. President Trump's unauthorized military strikes on Iran, Democratic lawmakers are demanding an immediate congressional vote on a War Powers Resolution to restrict further military action without congressional approval.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared that the U.S. is winning the war against Iran decisively and hinted that the operation could continue for up to eight weeks, following a key escalation where a U.S. submarine sunk the Iranian warship IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean.

As the U.S. continues its conflict with Iran, the Senate prepared to vote on a war powers resolution questioning President Trump's authority to engage in war without congressional approval, marking Congress's first formal stance on the five-day-old war.