{"podcast":{"title":"The Mark Thompson Show","slug":"the-mark-thompson-show-5748981","podcast_index_feed_id":5748981,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5689121/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-mark-thompson-show--5689121","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3cc2ae67cbadbb3aa3b044633bce0244.jpg","author":"The Mark Thompson Show","episode_count":957,"summary":"The Mark Thompson Show 2:30pm ET Live on YouTube Patreon subscribers are the backbone of the show! If you’d like to help, here’s our Patreon Link: https://www.patreon.com/themarkthompsonshow Maybe you’re more into PayPal. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=PVBS3R7KJXV24 And you’ll find everything on our website: https://www.themarkthompsonshow.com The Mark Thompson Show has an official new Facebook page. Please join! Here's the link: https://m.facebook.com/TheMarkThompsonShow/ Show sponsors: coachellavalleycoffee.com - use code MarkT at check out to save 10% Zelmins.com - use code MarkT to save a 15% off your first order Suite106bakery.com use code MarkT to save 15%","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T20:21:25.116883+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mark-thompson-show-5748981"},"episode":{"title":"Trump Tests 60 Day Limit--\"Not a War?\"  Legal Loophole?  Power Grab? 5/1/26","slug":"trump-tests-60-day-limit-not-a-war-legal-loophole-power-grab-5-1-26","published_at":"2026-05-01T20:26:15+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mark-thompson-show-5748981/trump-tests-60-day-limit-not-a-war-legal-loophole-power-grab-5-1-26","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mark-thompson-show-5748981","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/trump-tests-60-day-limit-not-a-war-legal-loophole-power-grab-5-1-26--71820132","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71820132/pod_5_1.mp3","summary":"As Trump’s Iran War continues, the administration is running into yet another problem. According to the 1973 War Powers Resolution, the president has to remove military forces from conflict within 60 days if Congress doesn't authorize a war before the deadline. That has House Speaker Mike Johnson claiming this is not a war at all… “I don’t think we have an active, kinetic military bombing, firing or anything like that. Right now, we are trying to broker a peace. I would be very reluctant to get in front of the administration in the midst of these very sensitive negotiations, so we’ll have to see how that plays out.” Meanwhile, Senator Lisa Murkowski plans to introduce an authorization for use of military force when Congress returns, if there’s still a “lack of a credible plan” on Iran. The move could mean an increase in congressional oversight. So is it a war or not? Mo Kelly, in for Mark today, will discuss. This Week in Politics brings journalist Michael Shure by the show to discuss the biggest stories of the week. A spin by Florida and a check in with the Culture Blaster, Michael Snyder, brings us rolling into the weekend.","meta_description":"As Trump’s Iran War continues, the administration is running into yet another problem. According to the 1973 War Powers Resolution, the president has to r…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6361,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-mark-thompson-show-5748981/episodes/trump-tests-60-day-limit-not-a-war-legal-loophole-power-grab-5-1-26/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mark-thompson-show-5748981/trump-tests-60-day-limit-not-a-war-legal-loophole-power-grab-5-1-26.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}