The House of Representatives rejected a measure from Rep.Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., targeting U.S.
military involvement in Lebanon. Tlaib’s measure failed in a bipartisan vote of 189-225 on Tuesday, with 22 Democrats joining nearly all Republicans against it. The resolution would have specifically barred U.S.forces from engaging in "any hostilities" in the country, despite the U.S.
military not joining Israel's war in Lebanon and conducting few operations there. Rep.Thomas Massie, R-Ky., a leading critic of Israel, was among the Republicans who supported the measure.Rep.
Rashida Tlaib, a Democrat from Michigan, attempted to bar U.S.forces from using military force in Lebanon, despite the United States not being at war with the country.
(Tierney L.Cross/Bloomberg)DEMOCRATS SPLIT OVER TLAIB'S LEBANON MEASURE AS REPUBLICANS SEIZE ON HEZBOLLAH OMISSIONThe Squad member’s measure was a concurrent resolution, which is largely symbolic and not sent to President Donald Trump's desk for a veto if passed.Tlaib, Congress’ sole Palestinian American, is a fierce opponent of Israel and has accused the Jewish state of pursuing "ethnic cleansing" in Gaza and Lebanon.
Her sharp criticism of Israel’s war in Lebanon has spurred GOP attacks that she is providing cover for Iran-backed Hezbollah.The resolution did not mention the terrorist group, which has been engaged in a military conflict with Israel since early March around the outbreak of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.Tuesday’s vote came after Tlaib previously forced a vote on a more expansive Lebanon war powers resolution earlier this month that critics argued would have required U.S.military personnel protecting embassy staff to leave the country.
Opponents also charged that the measure would have restricted any assistance to the Lebanese Armed Forces, which is fighting Hezbollah.A Hezbollah flag waves above demonstrators during a "Nakba 78" anti-Israel protest march in Manhattan on May 15, 2026, in New York Cit...