So we're talking to Congresswoman Nekimah Williams right now on a big ticket morning show with Jazmin McBee. So if he labels this as a preemptive strike, does that constitute something that he needs approval for? The power to declare war resides solely with Congress. Article 1. My husband reminds me all the time that Article 1, Section 1 is the House, the United States Congress. It does not mention the President or any other branch. (02:19–02:25)
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Asserts that only Congress has the power to declare war according to Article 1 of the Constitution.
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