Good to Know: U.S. war powers
Does the president or Congress have the power to go to war?
Presidents can’t declassify documents with Green Lantern superpowers
Andrew Rudalevige and Kenneth Mayer - August 18, 2022
Let’s look at the many, many holes in Donald Trump’s theory of executive power.
Is the impeachment inquiry really ‘unconstitutional’?
Andrew Rudalevige - October 10, 2019
There’s a long history of White House lawyers saying what the boss wants to hear.
No, a downed drone does not give Trump the authority to start a war. He still needs congressional authorization.
Andrew Rudalevige - June 22, 2019
Two articles of the Constitution and two statutes offer guidance.
Congress may give Trump legal authority to fight the Islamic State
Andrew Rudalevige - March 27, 2017
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No, White House lawyers would not prevent a President Trump from overstepping his constitutional bounds
Andrew Rudalevige - June 14, 2016
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Laura Seay - December 11, 2015
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War Powers Compliance
Andrew Rudalevige - May 26, 2011
The House Foreign Affairs Committee yesterday revisited the question of