war power
noun
: the power to make war
specifically
: an extraordinary power exercised usually by the executive branch of a government in the prosecution of a war
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War Powers Democrats have been using privileged resolutions in the Senate to trigger war powers votes on Iran and plan to use the procedure to bypass Republican leaders and bring their Cuba measure directly to the floor.
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Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced last week that Democrats are going to force one war powers vote every week for the foreseeable future.
—Charbel Mallo, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
The Senate is in session and Democrats could try yet again to advance a war powers resolution limiting further strikes in Iran.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 21 Apr. 2026
For the fourth time, the Senate on April 16, 2026, rejected a war powers resolution.
—Robert Haswell, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2026
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Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced last week that Democrats are going to force one war powers vote every week for the foreseeable future.
—Charbel Mallo, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
The Senate is in session and Democrats could try yet again to advance a war powers resolution limiting further strikes in Iran.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 21 Apr. 2026
For the fourth time, the Senate on April 16, 2026, rejected a war powers resolution.
—Robert Haswell, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2026
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“War power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20power. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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