We’ve been wondering for a few days now how the White House would seek to convince Congress that the Vietnam-era War Powers Resolution, which requires the executive branch to obtain authorization for hostilities from the legislative branch within 60 days, should not apply.
It emerged yesterday, in Hegseth’s assertion to senators that the April 7 ceasefire “pauses” that 60-day clock, and it was formalized by Trump in a letter sent to Congress this afternoon, which we published a copy of here.
The argument, you will not be surprised to learn, is farcical. Emine Yücel and Josh Kovensky ran it by some experts.
The question of who would have standing to challenge the administration’s war is a thornier one, which Emine and Josh get into here.
