Trump sidelined Congress’ authority over war on Iran – and lawmakers allowed it, extending a 75-year trend

Congress has refused to exercise oversight of the Iran war, with Republicans nixing Democrats’ attempts to exercise legislators’ power over military engagements. That’s nothing new.

By: Sarah Burns, Rochester Institute of Technology; Institute for Humane Studies and Robert Haswell, Carleton University, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: April 17, 2026

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Last Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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By Sarah Burns, Rochester Institute of Technology; Institute for Humane Studies and Robert Haswell, Carleton University

Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives set April 21, 2026, as the date to hear from and question top Pentagon officials Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of U.S. Central Command, and Gen. Dagvin R.M. Anderson, head of U.S. Africa Command, about the war in Iran. But Republican legislators put off the hearing for a month, giving up – …

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