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An Increasingly Militaristic Donald Trump Gets a Pass From Congress on War Powers

Checks But Not Balances

Like Obama before him, Trump can continue using post-9/11 war authorizations to launch military ventures overseas.

Andrew Desiderio
Andrew Desiderio
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