Scoop: Nancy Mace eyes break with GOP on Iran war powers vote in blow to Trump
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Rep. Nancy Mace will likely vote with Democrats against Trump administration position on Iran war powers, signaling Republican defection.
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Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) told Axios she will "most likely" vote for House Democrats' war powers resolution constraining President Trump from waging war with Iran when it returns for a vote. Mace's support comes after she declared Wednesday that Trump "has won the war" in Iran and she will not vote to fund further regional operations, citing her refusal to send "South Carolina's sons and daughters into battle to die for the price of oil." While the measure is symbolic—Trump could veto it even if both chambers passed it—Mace's support moves the House closer to rebuking the administration's Middle East strategy and could spell defeat for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). A previous war powers resolution failed 212-219 this month, but Democrats who voted against it are expected to flip on the next vote, and Republicans Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) show no signs of abandoning their prior support for the measure.
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Mace indicated she will vote for House Democrats' war powers resolution constraining Trump from waging war with Iran. Republicans Warren Davidson and Thomas Massie also show support for the measure.
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