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Congress once fought to limit a president’s war powers − more than 50 years later, its successors are less willing to assert their authority
Source: The Conversation Africa | Published: 2026-03-05 14:07:55
At the tail end of the Vietnam War, Congress engaged in a breathtaking act of legislative assertion, affirming that lawmakers’ held the power to declare war – not the president.
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