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MixedNeutralFortune Crypto · 1h ago🔥 8/10

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House votes 219-212 to halt Trump’s attacks on Iran. “Donald Trump is not a king,” says top Dem on Foreign Affairs Committee

The House voted 219-212 to pass a war powers resolution limiting Trump's military actions against Iran. The narrow partisan vote reflects congressional efforts to constrain executive war powers amid escalating tensions with Iran.

MixedNeutralFortune Crypto · 4h ago7/10

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Congress realizes maybe it’s a bad idea to let presidents declare war unilaterally after decades of letting it slide

Congress is reconsidering presidential war powers after decades of allowing unilateral military action. Authorization passed for President Bush during his term has continued without an effective end date through subsequent Obama and Biden administrations.