War Powers Resolution

The White House’s legal justifications for attacking Iran are unconvincing and raise concerns about unauthorized use of force. Congress should push back.

An expert policy and legal assessment of the U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities and what comes next.

Experts who advised a president on use of force answer a full range of basic questions on the conditions under which action against Iran would be lawful, and what options Congress…

Joining the show to unpack how Section 502B works, along with its history and new efforts to use it, is John Chappell.

The involvement of U.S. armed forces in hostilities in this tinderbox—without congressional authorization—should spur the legislative branch into action, including to enact…

A UN Security Council resolution on the Israel-Hamas war, US airstrikes in Syria and Article 51 implications, ICJ elections, and more.

The executive branch, through noncompliance and defiance, has delayed providing Congress with sufficient information on the war on terror.

Legal Scholar Oona Hathaway examines how expansive U.S. interpretations of "self-defense" have shaped international law.

The possibility of unilateral use of force spiraling into conflict in the Middle East should generate a sense of urgency on Capitol Hill for tackling war powers reform.

Congress should consider when and how the laws it enacts will be enforced and take steps to empower members of Congress to effectively challenge illegal wars in court.

Section 502B(c) is a potent tool to accelerate congressional oversight of support to countries with concerning human rights records. 

Tensions between Iran and the United States are escalating again following tit-for-tat hostilities in Syria.