Today is the 60-day deadline for the Iran war, right?

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Today is the 60-day deadline for the Iran war, right?

Today marks 60 days since Congress was officially notified of the military operation in Iran.

Why the 60-day mark is meaningful: The War Powers Act allows the president to deploy U.S. forces into a conflict for up to 60 days without congressional approval. Once that 60-day limit passes, the White House technically needs authorization to continue its operation.

But the White House doesn’t see it this way: The White House argues the military operation is already over because of the temporary truce that began on April 7. And Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is now echoing that claim, arguing the truce “means the 60-day clock pauses or stops.”

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is also using that reasoning: Johnson told NBC News on Thursday that the U.S. is “not at war” with Iran.

In Johnson’s words: “I don’t think we have an active, kinetic military bombing, firing or anything like that. Right now, we are trying to broker a peace. I would be very reluctant to get in front of the administration in the midst of these very sensitive negotiations, so we’ll have to see how that plays out.”

However, not all Republicans are on board with this: Republican Sens. Susan Collins (Maine) and Rand Paul (Ky.) voted with Democrats on Thursday to force the Trump........

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