Trump says deadline for Congress to approve Iran war doesn’t apply, claiming hostilities have ‘terminated’……

through their elected representatives, weigh in on whether to send our military into combat.”

He added that since the Trump administration is stating that “the Iran conflict has ceased

there should be no hostilities moving forward,” and that if the conflict resumes, he expects the White House to work with Congress to pass an authorization for use of military force. Some Republicans signal they want a vote A handful of GOP senators have said for weeks that Congress should assert its authority over the war at some point.

One of those, Maine’s Susan Collins, voted for the first time with Democrats on Thursday to halt the war. She said in a statement that she wants to see a defined strategy for bringing the conflict to a close. “The president’s authority as commander in chief is not without limits,” Collins said, adding that the 60-day deadline is “not a suggestion, it is a requirement.”

In addition to Collins and Young, Republican Sens