Congress Demands Answers After Trump’s Iran Strikes: A Closer Look at Executive Overreach

In a move that underscores growing tensions between the executive branch and Congress, President Donald Trump’s top intelligence officials delivered classified briefings on his recent military strikes against Iranian nuclear sites—strikes ordered unilaterally without prior congressional approval. This comes just days after Iran retaliated against a U.S. base in Qatar, raising the stakes for American servicemembers stationed abroad.The Constitution grants Congress the power to declare war, yet this administration has repeatedly bypassed that authority, choosing instead to act on its own prerogative. Democrats and some principled Republicans have raised sharp objections, demanding transparency regarding the effectiveness of these strikes and...