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‘Politically dangerous’: Former DHS chief on why Congress has abdicated war powers
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July 9, 2026
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1:19Now PlayingFormer Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson joins Morning Joe to discuss his journal article published on the Center on National Security at Georgetown Law’s website: “Presidential War Powers: Executive Expansion and Congressional Retreat.” He tells Morning Joe that Congress has abdicated its authority to declare war because it’s “politically dangerous.”
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