House hands Trump a win with failed Iran war powers vote

• The measure, introduced and forced to a vote by House Foreign Affairs Committee ranking member Greg Meeks (D-N.Y.), failed 213 to 214.

What happened: Centrist Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) voted with Republicans against the measure, while libertarian-leaning Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) voted with Democrats to pass it.

• Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio), who voted to pass an Iran war powers resolution last month, voted "present" on Thursday.
• Reps. Juan Vargas (D-Calif.), Greg Landsman (D-Ohio) and Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), who voted against the measure last month, flipped and voted for it.

What they're saying: "The purported aim of this and other War Powers resolutions is to stop the hostilities," Golden said in a statement first shared with Axios.

• "Thankfully, the United States and Iran are currently in a ceasefire, and we are negotiating over critical questions of national security and international order."

• He argued the U.S. "must maintain a strong negotiation position" and that "a resolution like this would weaken our hand."
• Golden, who represents one of the most Republican-leaning districts of any House Democrat and often votes accordingly, is retiring at the end of his term.

Editor's note: This story has been updated with comment from Golden.