The 1973 federal law requiring the president to notify Congress within 48 hours of committing armed forces and limiting unauthorized deployments to 60 days. Incidents involve military operations conducted without the congressional authorization required by this law.
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The United States launched a major war against Iran without congressional authorization, without a UN Security Council mandate, and while diplomatic channels remained open. Legal experts, the Brennan …
On February 28, 2026, the US and Israel launched nearly 900 airstrikes in 12 hours against Iran under 'Operation Epic Fury,' killing Supreme …
Approximately 170 civilians were killed when a missile struck a girls' school adjacent to a naval base in Minab, near Bandar Abbas.
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The United States launched a unilateral military intervention in Venezuela, bombing infrastructure and capturing the sitting head of state, without Congressional authorization, UN Security Council …
The US launched Operation Absolute Resolve on January 3, 2026, bombing Venezuelan infrastructure and capturing President Nicolas Maduro …
The operation included bombing to suppress air defenses across northern Venezuela followed by a special operations raid on Maduro's compound …