WATCH: Limiting Trump's authority with war powers act is 'dangerous,' Johnson says

Event Overview

What to know: The war powers debate over Trump's Iran strikes

Updated 2 months ago
PBS NewsHour
Washington Times
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Summary

Congress is gearing up for a rare and potentially consequential vote this week on a pair of bipartisan war powers resolutions aimed at reining in President Trump's military operations in Iran. This cluster currently includes 3 articles from 2 sources.

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This cluster currently includes 3 articles from 2 sources. Sources in this event include Washington Times, PBS NewsHour.

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WATCH: Limiting Trump's authority with war powers act is 'dangerous,' Johnson says
PBS NewsHour
PBS NewsHour
Lean Left
3/2/2026

WATCH: Limiting Trump's authority with war powers act is 'dangerous,' Johnson says

Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Congress is confronting a war powers debate over President Donald Trump's authority to bomb Iran under largely unusual circumstances — without a formal declaration or an address to the nation, the commander in chief has already.

Trump leaves door open for ground troops in Iran
PBS NewsHour
PBS NewsHour
Lean Left
3/2/2026

Trump leaves door open for ground troops in Iran

As the American and Israeli bombing campaign and Iran's retaliatory attacks roil the Middle East, Liz Landers and Lisa Desjardins report on how the White House and Congress are responding. Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors. Well, for more now.

Washington Times
Washington Times3/3/2026

What to know: The war powers debate over Trump's Iran strikes

Congress is gearing up for a rare and potentially consequential vote this week on a pair of bipartisan war powers resolutions aimed at reining in President Trump's military operations in Iran.