Congress Has the Constitutional Power to Declare War — But Has Not Done So Since 1942
Yes, the United States Constitution explicitly grants Congress — and only Congress — the power to declare war under Article I, Section 8.
Category Defense
Lawyers Inside the Pentagon Are Stretching Legal Authorities to Cover the Iran Campaign
Lawyers inside the Pentagon are actively stretching existing legal authorities to provide cover for the Trump administration's military campaign against...
The Authorization for Use of Military Force From 2001 Was Written for Al-Qaeda — Not Iran
The 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force, signed into law on September 18, 2001, was written with a single purpose: to authorize the president to...
The Iran War Has No Formal Declaration — It’s Being Fought Under Executive Authority Alone
The United States is currently engaged in military operations against Iran without a formal declaration of war from Congress.
Israel’s War Cabinet Approved Expanding Targets Deep Inside Iran
Israel's war cabinet has approved a significant expansion of military targets deep inside Iran, including strategic objectives in the heart of Tehran that...
Iran’s Attack on a Synagogue Will Be Used to Justify Further Military Escalation
The Iranian ballistic missile strike that destroyed a synagogue in Beit Shemesh, Israel on March 1, 2026, killing nine people including three children...
The Psychological Toll on Israeli Civilians After Repeated Missile Attacks Is Enormous
The psychological toll on Israeli civilians subjected to repeated missile attacks is staggering, with studies showing that up to 75 percent of residents...
Israel’s Economy Loses Billions Every Day the Military Is Fully Mobilized
Israel's economy hemorrhages roughly $96 million every single day its military remains fully mobilized, according to the country's former chief military...
Israeli Schools Closed Nationwide as the Missile Threat Continued
Israel shut down schools across the entire country in March 2025 after a sustained barrage of missile and rocket attacks overwhelmed civil defense systems...
Israel’s Civilian Casualties From Iranian Missiles Are the Highest in Any Single Attack
The deadliest single Iranian missile attacks on Israeli civilians each killed nine people, a grim milestone reached twice in less than a year.