President Trump has the constitutional authority to respond to Iranian aggression without the need for congressional authorization, as the 60-day deadline imposed by the War Powers Resolution of 1973 is merely a legislative aspiration and does not bind the president.
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The 60-day fiction: Why the War Powers clock doesn’t bind the president in Iran
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Originally reported by The Hill
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