A history of the War Powers Resolution and what it means for the Iran war
This case of executive overreach by Nixon in Cambodia during the Vietnam War led to the passage of the War Powers Act on Nov. 7, 1973.
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This case of executive overreach by Nixon in Cambodia during the Vietnam War led to the passage of the War Powers Act on Nov. 7, 1973.
Congress passed the War Powers Resolution in 1973 to stop presidents from waging war without congressional approval; it has been ignored…Continue reading on Medium »
A decades-old law allows the president to wage war without congressional approval for 60 days, then limits his options for continuing. President Trump may seek to get around it.
The 60-day threshold is delineated in the War Powers Resolution of 1973. The most relevant part of that law makes no mention of a ceasefire.
In what can only charitably be called testimony, Secretary of War Defense Pete Hegseth responded to a question by Senator Tim Kaine as to the administration’s plans for today. Toda...
April 15, 2026 | Source: DavidSwanson.org | by David Swanson According to The Hill, in an article typical of U.S. media, Trump’s war on Iran is totally legal for 60 days if Congre...
Democrats have introduced numerous war powers resolutions in Congress, to no avail. They knew, or should have known, that these bills were performative and had no chance of passing...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asserted an ongoing ceasefire “pauses” the clock on the 60-day deadline to end hostilities in Iran or seek congressional approval.
The administration is wrong to claim that the 60-day time limit in the Act is "stops" due to the ongoing ceasefire.
Both Bushes and Reagan won authorisation for wars, but Obama and Clinton ducked the requirement.
U.S. officials say the Iran ceasefire ended hostilities and reset the War Powers clock, but legal experts say military operations complicate that.
Defence secretary claims hostilities have ceased, but lawmakers say US forces remain active despite halted air raids.
Canberra, Apr 29: US President Donald Trump is quickly approaching a deadline to wrap up his war against Iran – or he’ll be in breach of US law. Under the 1973 War Powers Resolutio...
JONESBORO — A pair of bills in Congress this week involving War Powers resolutions and Iran failed as the Trump administration continues a blockade of Iranian ports.
अमेरिका में 1973 का वार पावर्स रेजोल्यूशन कानून संसद की सहमति के बिना राष्ट्रपति को लंबे सैन्य अभियानों का संचालन करने से रोकता है. यह कानून राष्ट्रपति और सांसदों के बीच सैन्य निर्...
The partisan battle over authorizing the Iran War has shifted to one of semantics, as the sides haggle over a contentious deadline created by a Vietnam-era law. On Friday, the conf...
Trump told reporters that he had no plans nor need to seek congressional authorization for the Iran war.
By Patricia Zengerle and Bo EricksonWASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration argued that a ceasefire with Tehran had "terminated" hostilities as a...
By Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — A Vietnam-era law says Congress must sign off on the Iran war after the conflict hits the 60-day mark. The only problem: Lawmakers can’t agree when th...
Former Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes took apart Trump's nonsensical argument that somehow the War Powers Resolution's 60-day deadline didn't apply to his illegal war...
From the beginning of the United States, there has been tension between the executive and Congress over foreign policy.
Squabbles between Capitol Hill and the White House over war powers are nothing new, but recent Democrat-backed efforts to restrict President Donald Trump’s military authority have...
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