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In today’s edition, Jonathan Allen explains why President Donald Trump can’t completely bypass Congress on the Iran war. Plus, Steve Kopack provides an update on how the conflict is affecting the markets.
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Why Trump needs Congress on Iran in more ways than oneAnalysis by Jonathan Allen
Over the course of generations, Congress has gradually ceded its war-making authority to the president. But not all of that power.
If Trump administration officials needed a reminder, they got it during a classified briefing for members of the House Armed Services Committee yesterday on Capitol Hill.
As NBC News reported, lawmakers from both parties told the officials that they are frustrated with
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