Trump challenges War Powers Act as Iran conflict reaches 60‑day deadline
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- Category: United States
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-05-01 14:40 UTC
- Sources: The Hill
President Trump wrote to Congress saying the ongoing Iran‑Israel ceasefire should count toward the 60‑day limit of the War Powers Act, and later called the law unconstitutional. The two articles cover the same milestone but differ in focus: one emphasizes the ceasefire accounting, the other stresses the constitutional argument.
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