Another Symbolic Congressional Vote on Iran: Starting Line

March 5, 2026, 11:55 AM UTC

Another Iran Vote

President Donald Trump’s on the verge of getting the next best thing to a congressional seal of approval for military action in the Middle East. The House will vote today on a measure seeking to stop the strikes on Iran.

Speaker Mike Johnson said he’s confident the resolution will fail, just as a similar measure failed yesterday in the Senate.

So while today’s vote will be just symbolic, things may be different when Congress has to vote to appropriate the money to pay for it. Roxana Tiron reports officials expect the Pentagon to request ...

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