Congress Is AWOL in America's Iran War
April 28, 2026
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Episode 85 · April 28, 2026
Congress Is AWOL in America's Iran War
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The War Powers Resolution allows the president up to 60 days of defensive latitude in introducing U.S. forces into hostilities<u>;</u> it is not a blank check for open-ended war. Cato's Molly Nixon and Katherine Thompson examine what the law actually says, how Trump's strikes on Iran test its limits, and whether the looming 60-day deadline could force Congress to act.<hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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