House Rejects Tlaib Resolution

The House voted Tuesday to reject Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s updated Lebanon war powers resolution, defeating the measure 189-235 as 22 Democrats joined nearly all Republicans in opposition. The Michigan Democrat’s resolution sought to limit President Donald Trump’s authority to involve U.S. forces in hostilities in Lebanon without congressional authorization, following an earlier version that also failed this month. Supporters framed the vote as a test of congressional war powers and U.S. complicity in Israel’s military actions, while opponents and Democratic leaders resisted the measure despite stronger Democratic backing than in the prior vote. The result leaves Trump’s military authority unchanged and underscores divisions among Democrats over U.S. involvement in the Lebanon conflict.