The move deepened the idea that a Vietnam-era law, which says congressionally unauthorized deployments into "hostilities" must end after 60 days, does not apply to airstrike campaigns.
The Justice Department told Congress this week that President Trump could lawfully continue his lethal military strikes on people suspected of smuggling drugs at sea. The move rests on the idea that a Vietnam-era law called the War Powers Resolution does not apply to airstrike campaigns.
