Will Congress push back as Trump tests presidential power?
About this episode
The episode discusses the potential for Congress to assert its power as President Trump approaches the end of the 60-day military operation timeframe regarding Iran.
President Trump is not the first to push the boundaries of his power as commander in chief. The law on war powers gives presidents 60 days to conduct military operations without congressional approval. That timeframe for Iran is about to end. Will Congress assert power and push back? Guest moderator Lisa Desjardins discusses that with former Sen. Ben Cardin and former Rep. Connie Mack IV. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
People in this episode
Host: Lisa Desjardins
Guests: Ben Cardin, Connie Mack IV
Topics covered
- presidential power
- Congress
- military operations
- war powers
- Trump
- politics
Keywords
- Trump
- Congress
- war powers
- military operations
- political power
- Ben Cardin
- Connie Mack IV
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Organizations: PBS News, Acast
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