# Congress Is AWOL in America's Iran War

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Podcast: [Cato Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cato-podcast-516193)
Published: 2026-04-28T10:45:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.cato.org/multimedia/cato-podcast/congress-awol-americas-iran-war
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## Resource

The War Powers Resolution allows the president up to 60 days of defensive latitude in introducing U.S. forces into hostilities ;  it is not a blank check for open-ended war. Cato's Molly Nixon and Katherine Thompson examine what the law actually says, how Trump's strikes on Iran test its limits, and whether the looming 60-day deadline could force Congress to act. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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