U.S. and Israel military strikes against Iran, the War Powers Act and the "imminent threat" standard, congressional war declaration authority versus executive action, the Gang of Eight notification distinction, Trump administration justifications for the strikes, JCPoA withdrawal history, intelligence assessments on Iran's nuclear and missile timelines, shortage of missile interceptors, Americans stranded in Gulf states, State Department funding cuts, Epstein files and DOJ document withholding, DEA investigation into Epstein, Kristi Noem's private plane and congressional grilling, oil prices and the Strait of Hormuz. — Watch today's recording here: https://www.youtube.com/live/g9TUa1Rwd6U?si=T8_KKcHQZElhpnZ- — Get full, free access to Letters from an American here: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe You can also find me: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hcrichardson.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/heathercoxrichardson/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/heathercoxrichardson/ Get full access to Letters from an American at heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe (https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)