House Votes on War Powers Resolution Over Operation Epic Fury – RedState
House Republicans’ majority may be slim, but they managed to defeat a resolution introduced by Republican Rep. Thomas Massie (KY-04) and Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17) to restrict prosecutions related to Operation Epic Fury.
On Thursday, the House of Representatives narrowly voted for President Donald Trump to continue Operation Epic Fury in Iran.
A bipartisan resolution led by Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Ro Khanna, D-Calif., failed to pass after several Democrats joined most Republicans to kill it.
The legislation was intended to prevent Trump from using the armed forces in the joint U.S.-Israeli operation in Iran, which would likely force a halt to the strikes.
The final vote total was 212 to 219 in favor of the resolution (meaning it did not pass). Two Republicans – Massie and Warren Davidson (OH-08) – joined Democrats in voting for the measure. Four Democrats – Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Jared Golden (ME-02), Greg Landsman (OH-01) and Juan Vargas (CA-52) – voted with Republicans, opposing the measure.
🔥🚨 BREAKING — PRESIDENT TRUMP WINS: The Democrats’ War Powers Resolution, an effort to BLOCK President Trump’s Operation Epic Fury, has failed.
Final vote: 212-219 The strikes continue! 🇺🇸
The resolution has now failed in both the House and Senate, meaning President Trump can… pic.twitter.com/nRiq7xq3NG
– The Patriot Oasis™ (@ThePatriotOasis) March 5, 2026
The Senate on Wednesday rejected a similar measure introduced by Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Rand Paul (R-KY), 53-47.
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Had the resolution passed both chambers, President Trump would undoubtedly have vetoed it, so these votes were largely symbolic. Still, the fact that this hasn’t happened highlights the fact that Operation Epic Fury has the (narrow) support of Congress – for now.
Editor’s note: For decades, former presidents did nothing but talk. Now, Donald Trump eliminates the Iranian threat once and for all.
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