It took more than 20 years, but Congress has finally flexed a war powers muscle.
After several fits and starts, lawmakers this month repealed the 2002 Iraq War and 1991 Gulf War authorizations through the fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act.
It’s the first time Congress has clawed back a war authorization since the 1971 repeal of the Gulf of Tonkin resolution, and the first significant war powers measure of any kind signed into law since Congress passed the Iraq War authorization in 2002.
