In a September night vote that echoed centuries of constitutional tension, the House of Representatives passed a war powers resolution 220 to 204, with seven Republicans crossing the aisle to challenge President Trump's continued military operations in Iran. The measure invoked the 1973 War Powers Resolution, whose 60-day clock supporters argue has already expired, reasserting Congress's ancient claim over the decision to wage war. Though the Senate passed a similar measure in June, a presidential veto looms as the likely final word — leaving the resolution's passage more a statement of princi