Sen. Lisa Murkowski corners Hegseth on one of the most consequential legal questions of the Iran war: does the administration even believe it needs Congress's permission to keep fighting?
What You Need To Know:
Murkowski lays out a timeline showing hostilities were declared "ended" right before the War Powers Resolution's 60-day deadline, then restarted — effectively resetting the clock
She draws a direct comparison to the Clinton administration's 1999 Kosovo campaign, where a legal opinion held that funding alone satisfied War Powers requirements
Hegseth confirms the administration's position that it has "all the authorities necessary" under Article II without new congressional authorization
Pressed on whether the department will rely on the same funding-as-authorization legal theory, Hegseth defers to "our legal department"
A rare moment of a Republican senator directly challenging the administration's legal justification for the war
Part of a wider Senate Appropriations hearing on the Iran War supplemental funding request
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