Trump tells Congress "hostilities" with Iran have "terminated"

Politics Trump tells Congress "hostilities" with Iran have "terminated" as conflict hits 60-day deadline By James LaPorta, James LaPorta National security coordinating producer James LaPorta is the national security coordinating producer for the CBS News' Washington bureau. He is a former U.S. Marine veteran infantryman and veteran of the Afghanistan war. Read Full Bio James LaPorta, Eleanor Watson, Eleanor Watson CBS News Reporter Eleanor Watson is a CBS News multi-platform reporter and producer covering the Pentagon. Read Full Bio Eleanor Watson, Caitlin Yilek Caitlin Yilek Politics Reporter Caitlin Yilek is a politics reporter at CBSNews.com, based in Washington, D.C. She previously worked for the Washington Examiner and The Hill, and was a member of the 2022 Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship with the National Press Foundation. Read Full Bio Caitlin Yilek May 1, 2026 / 2:32 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Washington — President Trump on Friday told congressional leaders that "hostilities" with Iran have "terminated," addressing a critical 60-day deadline under a law meant to limit the unauthorized use of military force."There has been no exchange of fire between the United States Forces and Iran since April 7, 2026," the president wrote in nearly identical letters to House Speaker Mike Johnson and GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley, the president pro tempore of the Senate. "The hostilities that began on February 28, 2026 have terminated."The framers of the Constitution gave Congress the power to declare war. Nearly two and a half centuries later, that authority is once again at the center of a political and constitutional storm.At issue is the 1973 War Powers Resolution, a post-Vietnam statute intended to restrain presidential authority and ensure that prolonged military engagements receive congressional approval. But as the war with Iran enters a critical phase, the law's limits — and its ambiguities — are being tested in real time.&nbs...