The National Security Hour

The National Security Hour


Debate in Congress over the presidential ‘War Powers Resolution’

June 25, 2025

The National Security Hour with Blanquita Cullum – Did President Trump violate the War Powers Act, officially known as the War Powers Resolution of 1973, a federal law that limits the U.S. president's ability to engage military forces without congressional approval? While he has faced criticism, some of the president's biggest critics (Republican and Democrat) defended his decision to...