House Republicans Pretend They Didn’t Hear Democrats Beg For War Limits
KEY POINTS
- •Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-Md.) requested unanimous consent Thursday during a pro forma session to pass a war powers resolution.
- •Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) ignored the request and immediately ended the session by gaveling the House out of order.
- •Democrats, led by Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.) and Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.), vow to force a vote when the House returns.
On a Thursday so thrilling it deserved a drumroll, Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-Md.) bravely tried to quietly fast-track a war powers resolution to block President Trump's Iran war reboots — in a pro forma session nobody really cares about. Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.), chairing the session like a bouncer at a party that’s over, soundly ignored Ivey’s plea and slammed the gavel, kicking everyone out faster than a microwave burrito. Meanwhile, Democrat Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) yelled about constitutional duty, because apparently, security theater has a speechwriter. Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.) promises to cause more noise next week, proving politics is just drama in endless rehearsal.
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(1 of 3)Congress used a magic gavel to vanish Democratic war-power concerns faster than accountability ever disappears in DC.
Congress just played hide-and-seek with war powers and forgot to tag the Democrats back in.
Watching House Republicans dodge a war powers vote is like watching a cat avoid bath time: predictable but still somehow tragic.
Source: Axios | Published: 4/9/2026 | Author: Andrew Solender
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