Carnegie Endowment 96d ago

The Pentagon is requesting an additional $200 billion in funding for the Iran war. Although the Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war, that authority has more or less entirely shifted to the president, so the power of the purse may be the last card that Congress can pull. Afreen Akhter explains. Like and subscribe to our channel: https://bit.ly/38sljlH The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace generates strategic ideas and independent analysis, supports diplomacy, and trains the next generation of international scholar-practitioners to help countries and institutions take on the most difficult global problems and advance peace. Visit our website: https://carnegieendowment.org/ Follow us on X: https://x.com/CarnegieEndow Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carnegieendow/