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Trump, like Obama, tests the limits of presidential war powers

  • Written by Sarah Burns, Associate Professor of Political Science, Rochester Institute of Technology
In an official White House photo, President Donald Trump stands alone.Shealah Craighead/White House

To many observers, President Donald Trump’s decision to kill a senior Iranian general is yet another example of his unique impetuousness and determination to go it alone in his foreign policy. Congress has begun to take steps to reel in...

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