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WASHINGTON — <\/span>The House is preparing to vote Wednesday on whether to halt the U.S. military action against Iran<\/a>, potentially defying President Donald Trump<\/a> as a handful of Republicans signal they are ready to join with Democrats to end the three-month-long war that has reordered politics at home and abroad.<\/p>\n House Speaker Mike Johnson<\/a> has tried to prevent an outcome that would show the mounting opposition to the war, abruptly shutting down floor action<\/a> two weeks ago when the war powers resolution was on the verge of approval. But displeasure has only grown as the conflict drags on and as Trump struggles to negotiate<\/a> a quick resolution.<\/p>\n \u201cThis reckless and costly war of choice needs to end today,\u201d House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> of New York said at the start of the week.<\/p>\n \u201cAll we need are a handful of Republicans to join us and we can end this reckless and costly war of choice \u2014 a war that has cost the American taxpayer over $100 billion \u2014 that\u2019s extraordinary \u2014 and left our country in a weaker position relative to Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n It\u2019s the fourth time the House has tried to curb the U.S. war against Iran. The Senate advanced<\/a> its own war powers resolution last month when a handful of GOP senators broke ranks with the Republican president in a rare show of political pushback<\/a> from his party.<\/p>\n Each time Democrats have pushed forward the war powers resolution, the vote tallies have inched higher as political unease with the U.S. war swells. Trump had campaigned for the White House on a promise to end U.S. entanglements abroad and focus more on domestic issues, but the war has shifted attention back to the Middle East.<\/p>\n Johnson insisted Trump remains \u201claser focused\u201d on the domestic front, particularly ahead of the midterm elections that will determine control of Congress. <\/p>\n The speaker said he spent three hours at the White House with the president this week as Trump is calling on allies to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz for commerce, especially the flow of oil.<\/p>\n Since the U.S. joined Israel in launching the Feb. 28 strikes on Iran, Americans have seen gas prices spike<\/a> at the pumps, adding to inflationary pressure<\/a> on consumer spending.<\/p>\n