House leaders on Thursday pulled a planned vote on limiting President Donald Trump’s war powers in Iran that may have advanced, had the measure come to the floor.
Several Republicans were absent from the House on Thursday, wiping out their working majority. The vote had already been pushed from earlier this week and now appears to be scheduled for the first week of June.
Speaker Mike Johnson huddled with Majority Leader Steve Scalise, Majority Whip Tom Emmer, Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain and staff on the House floor as a previous vote on an unrelated measure stayed open for more than 45 minutes.