Episode 169 | Trump's War RUNS into TROUBLE in Senate + SCOTUS Shock Move?!?!

Last week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth argued at a Senate hearing that President Trump does not have to seek Congressional approval for continued military action in Iran under the War Powers Resolution, because the 60-day clock was “paused” when a ceasefire was declared in April. Asha and Renato explain how the War Powers Resolution works, whether the U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is an act of war and what the real checks on a president are when the U.S. engages in hostilities with a foreign nation. Next, they turn to the latest court decision in the battle over the abortion pill, mifepristone. Renato and Asha review a ruling from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that stayed the ability of women to access mifepristone through the mail, and they analyze what may happen at the Supreme Court. Listen up! Asha Substack: https://asharangappa.substack.com/ Subscribe to our podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/its-complicated Follow Asha on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/asharangappa.bsky.social Follow Renato on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/renatomariotti.bsky.social Follow Asha on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asha.rangappa/ Follow Renato on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/renato.mariotti/ Cruise with us! https://www.travelstore.com/group-travel/its-complicated-cruise-2026/ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5GJdCuIwpA/join Become a member of the Legal AF Substack: https://michaelpopok.substack.com/20off Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Subscribe to the Intersection with Michael Popok podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274 Subscribe to Unprecedented with Michael Popok and Dina Doll podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unprecedented-by-legal-af/id1867023089 Subscribe to Court of History with Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-court-of-history/id1867022920