Sixty days after the first strike on September 2, 2025, the War Powers Resolution’s statutory clock expired without congressional authorization, placing the administration in unambiguous non-compliance under 50 U.S.C. §§ 1541-1548. The administration maintained that the ongoing strike campaign did not constitute ‘hostilities’ under the statute, a position widely rejected by legal scholars.
Administration Enters Statutory Non-Compliance with War Powers Resolution