Press Play with Madeleine Brand
President Trump’s bombing of Iran raises legal, constitutional questions
The Constitution says Congress has the power to declare war. But it also designates the president as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, with the power to respond to emergencies, including limited military actions overseas.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readThe Constitution says Congress has the power to declare war. But it also designates the president as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, with the power to respond to emergencies, including limited military actions overseas.
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US attacks on Iran, summer book picks, Ty Segall’s ‘Possession’- 0:00Iran strikes US military base in Qatar, escalating threat of war
- 10:49President Trump’s bombing of Iran raises legal, constitutional questionsYou’re reading this
- 19:14Summer book picks: ‘The Bombshell,’ ‘A Marriage At Sea,’ ‘Tilt’
- 34:08CA musician Ty Segall on ‘Possession,’ collaborations, and ‘no ICE’
The full episode
2 of 4US attacks on Iran, summer book picks, Ty Segall’s ‘Possession’- 0:00Iran strikes US military base in Qatar, escalating threat of war
- 10:49President Trump’s bombing of Iran raises legal, constitutional questionsYou’re reading this
- 19:14Summer book picks: ‘The Bombshell,’ ‘A Marriage At Sea,’ ‘Tilt’
- 34:08CA musician Ty Segall on ‘Possession,’ collaborations, and ‘no ICE’