Senate passes war powers resolution on Iran, Trump vetoes, Senate fails to override

The Senate passes S.J.Res. 68 by a 55-45 vote, directing President Trump to terminate U.S. hostilities with Iran without congressional authorization. Eight Republican senators join all Democrats in passing the resolution under the War Powers Resolution framework. Trump vetoes S.J.Res. 68 on May 6, 2020. The Senate fails to override the veto on May 7, falling short of the required two-thirds majority. The episode is notable for two reasons: it represents the most notable congressional pushback on presidential war powers since Vietnam, and it establishes direct congressional disapproval of military action against Iran as a matter of record — a disapproval that Trump''s second term Iran war subsequently ignores.