Overview

• House Speaker Mike Johnson said the 1973 War Powers Act violates Article II by limiting the president’s commander-in-chief authority
• President Trump ordered strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend without prior congressional approval
• Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna introduced a bipartisan resolution to compel Trump to terminate military actions unless Congress explicitly sanctions them
• Senators led by Tim Kaine filed a separate measure backed by 49 members of Congress that could come to a vote as early as June 25
• Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer criticized the White House for notifying lawmakers only during the strikes and former Speaker Nancy Pelosi argued there was no imminent threat to justify unilateral action