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Question about presidential war powers resurface

President Trump’s authorization of strikes against Iran without congressional approval has irked some on Capitol Hill.

Princeton University historian Julian Zelizer joins host Peter O’Dowd to discuss exactly how much power the president has when it comes to declaring war and the history of when that power has — and has not — been used.

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