House Leaders Cancel Iran War Vote Amid GOP Absences

House Republican leaders abruptly canceled a vote on the Iran war as GOP absences threatened an embarrassing defeat for President Donald Trump.

The maneuver follows a tie vote in the House last week on a resolution to halt US military action against Iran. Democrats have been forcing repeated votes on the unpopular foreign conflict as it takes an escalating economic toll on Americans.

Earlier this week, a Senate resolution to end the war advanced past a procedural hurdle for the first time, though that legislation hasn’t yet come to a formal vote.

House Armed Services Chairman Mike Rogers said ...