Republicans Block Iran War Powers Vote as Party Unifies Behind Trump's Foreign Policy Strategy

This is your RNC News podcast. House Republicans blocked a Democratic push for a vote on an Iran war powers resolution limiting President Trump's authority, with Speaker Pro Tempore Chris Smith abruptly adjourning a pro forma session on Thursday despite Rep. Glenn Ivey's request. Democrats, including Rep. Madeleine Dean, gathered on the Capitol steps, decrying Trump's recent profane threats against Iran and urging Republicans to rein in what they called reckless escalation. This move highlights deepening GOP unity behind Trump's Iran strategy, even as his tenuous exit plan—shifting from annihilation threats to a fragile ceasefire—fails to heal party rifts exposed by the six-week-old war. Polls show strong Republican support for airstrikes at 63 percent, but only 20 percent back ground troops. Shifting west, California's Republican Party convention in San Diego this weekend turned dramatic when Trump endorsed former Fox host Steve Hilton over Riverside Sheriff Chad Bianco in the governor's race, dimming hopes of denying Democrats a November ballot lockout. Bianco, fresh off seizing ballots amid voter fraud claims, vows to fight for the party's nod, while Hilton rallies Trump loyalists. Meanwhile, GOP lawmakers advanced HR 8236 to designate CAIR as a global terrorist group, introduced April 9 by Rep. Roy and cosponsors. In voter integrity battles, Sen. Lindsey Graham pushes the Trump-backed SAVE Act via budget reconciliation to mandate IDs and purge rolls, drawing fire from Rep. James Clyburn, who likened it to Jim Crow suppression. Minnesota House Republicans reintroduced a ban on transgender athletes in female sports. These developments underscore Republican focus on foreign hawkishness, election security, and state-level cultural fights amid midterm maneuvering. Thank you for tuning in, listeners—please subscribe for more updates. This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai. For great Trump Merch https://amzn.to/49SJ3Qs Fore more great podcasts check out http://www.quietplease.ai