Tag: war powers

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan measure limiting President Donald Trump’s authority to launch military operations against Iran is moving toward approval in the Senate. The resolution, authored by Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, asserts…

It was June 2011, and John Boehner was mad. The House speaker told President Barack Obama that he would violate the War Powers Act if he didn’t seek congressional authorization to extend American military involvement…