Why 🐵 UnitedStatesNews-NoOpEd picked: More Republicans are turning on Iran war as midterms come into view

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Source: theguardian.com

<p>Three more GOP members voted for war powers resolution to force withdrawal from the conflict as election looms</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/sep/16/donald-trump-iran-russia-midterms-north-carolina-latest-news-updates" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">US politics live – latest updates</a></p><p>As the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/us-israel-war-on-iran" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">US war with Iran</a> drags on, the ranks of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/republicans" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Republicans</a> signaling the conflict is a liability for their party continues to grow.</p><p>When the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/house-of-representatives" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">House of Representatives</a> on Tuesday evening considered its sixth war powers resolution intended to force Donald Trump to withdraw troops from the conflict, three Republicans who had not supported the previous efforts broke with their party to vote this one to passage. Earlier that day, a Republican who had lost his primary after repeatedly clashing with Trump <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/15/thomas-massie-pete-hegseth-iran-war" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">proposed impeaching</a> the US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, alleging a variety of constitutional transgressions including prosecuting the war against Iran without congressional authorization.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/16/republicans-iran-war-midterm-elections" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>