Overview

• Johnson asserted that the 1973 War Powers Act likely violates Article II by encroaching on the president’s commander-in-chief authority.
• He maintained that President Trump’s June 21–22 strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities fell squarely within his constitutional military powers.
• The War Powers Act requires the president to notify Congress within 48 hours of deploying armed forces and to end operations within 60 days without congressional authorization.
• Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna introduced a privileged bipartisan resolution to bar unauthorized U.S. hostilities in Iran under the War Powers Act.
• Johnson predicted the resolution would fail, arguing that Trump’s newly brokered ceasefire between Israel and Iran renders congressional intervention unnecessary.