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Clockwise from top left: Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky), Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Michigan), Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pennsylvania) and Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio). (Carolyn Kaster\/AP; Paul Sancya\/AP; Jacquelyn Martin\/AP; Oliver Contreras for The Washington Post)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

Four Republicans joined Democrats in voting to pass a resolution<\/a> to block President Donald Trump from ordering further strikes on Iran, in a reflection of growing dissatisfaction with the war from within the president\u2019s own party.<\/p>

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Although the effort faces significant hurdles before Congress could force Trump to end hostilities, the 215-208 vote marks the first time such a measure has cleared the House or Senate on a final vote since strikes began in February.<\/p>\n

It follows a similar resolution<\/a> that advanced in the Senate last month and dials up pressure on the Trump administration to find an off-ramp to the unpopular war that has not been authorized by Congress and has caused energy prices to soar.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a look at the four Republicans who broke with their party and why:<\/p>\n

Massie has clashed bitterly with Trump in the past year and broken with Republicans on several key votes including Trump\u2019s One Big Beautiful Bill<\/a>. He also led the effort to force the release of the government\u2019s full files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n

The critic of U.S. military intervention overseas has long called for congressional approval for strikes in Iran and clashed with the pro-Israel wing of the Republican Party. Last month, he lost his GOP primary<\/a> to Ed Gallrein, a challenger backed by Trump, in a matchup seen as a key test of Trump\u2019s hold on the Republican Party.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, Massie said in a post on X<\/a> that the passage of the resolution he co-sponsored showed \u201cthe People\u2019s House is sending a message: end this war.\u201d<\/p>\n

Barrett, who served in the U.S. Army for more than two decades, has expressed frustration with what he called the lack of a \u201cclearly defined mission\u201d or end date of U.S. military operations.<\/p>\n

In April he opposed a measure<\/a> to block Trump ordering strikes on Iran but said he<\/a> introduced legislation to end operations there after the 60-day limit under the War Powers Resolution was reached.<\/p>

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\u201cCongress has the exclusive authority under the Constitution to declare war and authorize the use of force,\u201d he said Wednesday in a post on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe War Powers Act of 1973 delegates some of that authority to the president for a limited period of time. That authority has expired, and my support of this resolution tonight is consistent with my belief that it is time for Congress to decide the scope of the mission and the appropriate limits on the use of force in Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n

Davidson is another veteran who has called for U.S. objectives in conflicts to be clearly defined and carried out with congressional approval.<\/p>\n

In March, he and Massie voted with Democrats in an effort to halt the war in Iran, before Davidson fell into line behind his party <\/b>in later votes.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday he sided with Democrats again. \u201cDefine the mission. Authorize the mission. Accomplish the mission,\u201d he wrote on social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The former FBI agent and federal prosecutor has championed bipartisan decision-making in the House. He voted<\/a> against a previous resolution before flipping to vote with Democrats in May after the expiration of the War Powers Resolution\u2019s 60-day deadline.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, Fitzpatrick argued that Congress had to assert its powers and follow the law. \u201cI don\u2019t see what\u2019s complicated about it,\u201d he said<\/a>. \u201cBring it to Congress, debate it on the merits, and have us vote. That\u2019s the way the system\u2019s supposed to work.\u201d<\/p>

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There are still hurdles before Congress could force the president to end hostilities, but the House resolution reflects lawmakers’ growing impatience, including within Trump’s own party.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2706,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"yoast_head":"\nThe four Republicans who broke with Trump on the Iran war - Moving Insider USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/movinginsiderusa.com\/?p=2708\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The four Republicans who broke with Trump on the Iran war - 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