Senate Rejects Measure to End Iran Conflict

The Senate on Thursday rejected a measure directing President Donald Trump to end the Iran conflict, with four Republicans joining most Democrats in support but Sen. John Fetterman voting against it. Reports gave the result as 49-50, though their tally order differs; the available accounts do not establish the official roll-call presentation. Republican Sens. Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Rand Paul and Thom Tillis voted for the measure. Fetterman was the only Democrat reported to oppose it. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, a Democrat, did not vote. Her spokesperson said she missed the vote because of an urgent family matter. The measure failed without her vote, according to reports. The resolution had passed the House and was brought to the Senate under the War Powers Resolution, which allows lawmakers to force consideration of measures concerning military action. It was a concurrent resolution, a form that reports said does not require the president’s signature and lacks legally enforceable weight. The Senate vote therefore did not itself compel the administration to withdraw U.S. forces. The result left the conflict without a new Senate measure directing its termination.