{"podcast":{"title":"Rhode Island Report","slug":"rhode-island-report-3874357","podcast_index_feed_id":3874357,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/rhode-island-report","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/rhode-island-report","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/68/1a/b8/3d/681ab83d-c17b-4e93-85c7-d6e23d286793/6ea98e92a3b34ec4152cf49ab53aacff96fb8f1d98ed5a9aaabb0ec8a838b55c9cb93a183204d372c72b3f0345aab087c51d63179b764e12baa9126d0d1cffda.jpeg","author":"The Boston Globe","episode_count":277,"summary":"A weekly podcast from The Boston Globe on what’s bubbling in Rhode Island news. In-depth interviews with newsmakers, perspective and analysis from Globe Rhode Island reporters, and intimate conversations with community members across the state.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-18T18:19:17.506070+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rhode-island-report-3874357"},"episode":{"title":"Is it constitutional for US presidents to declare war without Congress?","slug":"is-it-constitutional-for-us-presidents-to-declare-war-without-congress","published_at":"2026-04-09T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rhode-island-report-3874357/is-it-constitutional-for-us-presidents-to-declare-war-without-congress","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rhode-island-report-3874357","url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/858c40ac-744a-4369-ac9f-514a57930f03.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/858c40ac-744a-4369-ac9f-514a57930f03.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"It’s been just over a month since President Trump declared war on Iran. The Constitution gives Congress the power to initiate war, but the president started the surprise airstrikes without their approval. Is that constitutional? Host Edward Fitzpatrick talks to Salve Regina University History Professor William Leeman about the history of presidential war powers. We want to hear from you! Fill out our listener survey, and we’ll send you a Rhode Island Report sticker - https://bit.ly/RIpodsurvey   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .","meta_description":"It’s been just over a month since President Trump declared war on Iran. The Constitution gives Congress the power to initiate war, but the president start…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1000,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/rhode-island-report-3874357/episodes/is-it-constitutional-for-us-presidents-to-declare-war-without-congress/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rhode-island-report-3874357/is-it-constitutional-for-us-presidents-to-declare-war-without-congress.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}