How the War Powers Act normalized presidential uses of force

Published March 11, 2026 2:00pm ET



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Less than 24 hours after President Donald Trump launched airstrikes on Iran for the second time in under a year, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) published an op-ed calling the attack “Unwise and Unconstitutional.” Setting aside the wisdom of Trump’s latest attack on Iran, Kaine’s case against the legality of the strikes was surprisingly thin.

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