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Congress Has the War Powers Filing: What the 60-Day Clock Means
The administration's notification triggers a 60-day authorization window running to August 25 — giving Congress three options and a deadline it has never successfully enforced.
War Powers Clock Expires: Administration Filing Due as Sunday Closes
The 48-hour War Powers deadline for CENTCOM's first Iran strike expires Sunday at 21:35 UTC — the filing will put the administration's legal theory on the record.
War Powers Deadline Tonight: Two Strikes, Possible Third on the Table
The administration's 48-hour War Powers notification is due Sunday night. It now covers two CENTCOM strike packages and a presidential signal that a third may follow.
CENTCOM Struck Iran. The War Powers Clock Is Running.
The War Powers Resolution requires 48-hour congressional notification after US forces enter hostilities. CENTCOM struck Iran at 21:35 UTC Friday. The deadline is Sunday night.
House Votes to Halt Iran War in Rebuke of Trump
The House invoked war powers to order a withdrawal from Iran, delivering a politically significant rebuke as Republican defections handed the president his sharpest congressional defeat on the conflict.
Congress Prepares for a Consequential Iran Vote
The House and Senate are closer than ever to passing war powers resolutions ordering a withdrawal from Iran, as Rubio concedes Tehran retains asymmetric military capabilities.
House GOP Pulls Iran War Powers Vote a Second Day as Defections Threaten Trump's Authority
Johnson held the Iran war powers resolution off the floor a second straight day as a Massie-Davidson-Fitzpatrick-Barrett bloc plus a Golden flip threatened to force U.S. forces out.
Senate Votes 51-47 to Curb Trump's Iran War Powers
A bipartisan Senate vote advanced Senator Kaine's War Powers Resolution requiring congressional approval for further military action against Iran, marking the first major institutional pushback of the strike cycle.
Trump Claims Iran Hostilities 'Terminated' to Dodge War Powers Deadline
Trump sent Congress a letter declaring Iran hostilities 'terminated' as the 60-day War Powers deadline hit, even as the U.S. Navy blockade of Iranian ports remains in force.
Murkowski Drafts AUMF for Iran With Congressional Guardrails
Sen. Lisa Murkowski plans an Iran war authorization with built-in requirements for defined objectives — distinct from Democratic termination resolutions and not a blank check.
War Powers Clock Expires With No Congressional Authorization
The 60-day War Powers Resolution deadline passed May 1 as the Senate blocked a withdrawal measure 50-47, leaving U.S. forces in the region without explicit congressional sanction.
Hegseth tells Senate Trump needs no Iran war vote on day 60
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told the Senate Armed Services Committee the April 8 ceasefire paused the War Powers clock, drawing pushback from GOP senators a day before the 60-day cliff.
Iran war hits 60-day mark as Trump faces May 1 War Powers cutoff
Day 60 of U.S. operations against Iran lands April 29 with a fourth war-powers resolution defeated, Murkowski drafting an AUMF, and a May 1 deadline looming.