As Commander in Chief under Article 2 of the Constitution, the President has the authority, as all Presidents do, to deploy military forces, to address threats to the US and to enforce US Law. That is what happened here. The War Powers act states that notification should be made to Congress within 48 hours following the initiation of hostilities. As we've noted, and I've made many public comments, that happened almost instantaneously here. My first call was at 4am by Secretary of State Rubio. (03:24–03:32)
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States the requirement of the War Powers Act for notifying Congress within 48 hours of hostilities.
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