Politics Added 96d ago · originally reported 97d ago 11 outlets

Trump administration claims Iran ceasefire pauses War Powers Act 60-day deadline as Congress recesses

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday that the ongoing ceasefire with Iran pauses or stops the 60-day War Powers Resolution deadline, which expires Friday May 1. President Trump separately notified Congress that hostilities with Iran have 'terminated,' a claim Democratic lawmakers and legal experts dispute, arguing the statute contains no provision for pausing once the deadline has begun. Congress departed on a week-long recess without voting to authorize or end the conflict.

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Some outlets focus on Hegseth's novel legal claim pausing the clock; others stress Congress leaving without a vote; Foreign Policy steps back entirely to ask whether the war achieved anything at all.

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THE LEFT4 outlets · mostly critical

“Trump Administration Says Its War In Iran Has Been 'Terminated' Before 60-Day Deadline”

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“Trump tells Congress on 60th day of Iran conflict: 'Hostilities' have 'terminated'”

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“Has the US-Iran ceasefire reset the clock on War Powers Act deadline?” · Al Jazeera, BBC, Reuters, The Hill, Politico, Foreign Policy

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CNNCNN Trump is supposed to get Congress' approval when the Iran war hits 60 days. Lawmakers can't agree when that is 96d ago TNew York Times Hegseth Says Iran Cease-Fire Stops Clock for Congressional Approval 96d ago WPWashington Post A deadline for the Iran war is here. What does the War Powers Act say? 96d ago HPHuffPost Trump Administration Says Its War In Iran Has Been 'Terminated' Before 60-Day Deadline 96d ago

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RReuters US official says Iran war truce 'terminated' hostilities for war powers deadline 95d ago HThe Hill Hegseth argues 60-day clock on Iran war stopped with ceasefire 95d ago PPolitico Hegseth says Iran war can continue despite legal deadline 97d ago FPForeign Policy Why Trump Might Come to Regret the Iran War 96d ago

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WEWashington Examiner Trump tells Congress on 60th day of Iran conflict: 'Hostilities' have 'terminated' 95d ago

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AJAl Jazeera Has the US-Iran ceasefire reset the clock on War Powers Act deadline? 96d ago BBCBBC Hegseth says clock paused on deadline to seek approval for Iran war 95d ago

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The War Powers Resolution allows the 60-day clock to pause during a ceasefire

Source ·Hegseth and a senior administration official assert it does; Democratic Senator Tim Kaine and legal experts dispute it, saying the statute has no such provision

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