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Congress Sleeps Through a Military Strike on Iran

This authoritative-secondary source from Brennan Center for Justice supports 1 claim across 1 ledger entry.

Publisher
Brennan Center for Justice
Published
2025-06-24
Accessed
2026-09-03
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  1. analysisreported

    Operation Midnight Hammer was conducted without advance congressional authorization; the administration invoked Article II and sent Congress a War Powers Resolution notification, while analyses from Just Security, the Brennan Center, and POGO argued that the operation required congressional authorization.

    Article I/II and War Powers Resolution analysis

    Operation Midnight Hammer proceeds without advance congressional authorization · War-powers basis disputed; no merits judgment · reviewed 2026-09-03