Since World War II, presidents of both parties have found ways to hollow out the Constitution’s constraints on their power to order military attacks. President Trump’s unilateral decision to launch a war against Iran threatens to gut nearly all of what little remains. Our reporter details how Congress came to shrug off its constitutional authority over war-making. Video by Charlie Savage, Alexandra Ostasiewicz, Nikolay Nikolov, June Kim, Laura Salaberry, Pierre Kattar and Whitney Shefte/The New York Read the story here: https://nyti.ms/4cFT9b8 Subscribe: http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n More from The New York Times Video: http://nytimes.com/video ---------- Whether it's reporting on conflicts abroad and political divisions at home, or covering the latest style trends and scientific developments, New York Times video journalists provide a revealing and unforgettable view of the world. It's all the news that's fit to watch.

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