House rebukes Trump's war in Iran

The House has passed a resolution aimed at reining in President Trump's military campaign in Iran, Axios reports. The measure, approved by a vote of two hundred fourteen to two hundred eight, directs the president to end hostilities, though it's largely symbolic and carries no force of law. Four Republicans joined every Democrat in support, marking Congress's second such rebuke as unease grows within the GOP over a conflict waged without congressional authorization. Momentum built this week after three US troops were killed in the region over the weekend, even as Republicans work to pass seventy-three billion dollars in funding for the war effort. A similar measure now faces a tough path in the Senate.

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