President Donald Trump’s 60-day window for military strikes on alleged Latin American drug boats has closed, according to the legal fine print of the War Powers Resolution . If the U.S. president cannot obtain congressional approval for military action after 60 days, that law says those actions must be terminated. The Pentagon said their first such strike occurred on September 2; White House officials formally notified Congress of the strikes on September 4, which makes today day 61.
And that’s why the White House reportedly now claims war powers restrictions do not apply to President Trump’s actions against these alleged drug traffickers. The New York Times and Washington Post both reported that new legal wrinkle over the weekend.
As of Sunday, the U.S. military claims to

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