104 People 25308 Fact-checks 7903 Articles People (104) Senate Democrats Iowa Senate Democrats Virginia Senate Democrats U.S. Senate Democrats Wisconsin Senate Democratic Committee Wisconsin state Senate Democrats New Jersey Senate Democrats Virginia Senate Democratic Caucus Kirsten Powers Bill Powers Vote No on 3 Climate Power Power to the Patients Tomorrow's Vision of Florida Our City, Our Safety, Our Choice Our Portland, Our Schools Protect Your Vote Rock the Vote True The Vote Vote No On 2 Fact-checks (25308) Hillary Clinton stated on December 19, 2015 in a Democratic debate in New Hampshire: Says Bernie Sanders "voted for regime change with respect to Libya." By Lauren Carroll• December 22, 2015 Republican National Committee stated on September 21, 2007 in : "Obama Skips Out On Condemning Left-Wing Attacks On Gen. Petraeus Despite Casting Other 'Important Votes' Earlier And Later In The Day." By Wes Allison• September 21, 2007 Lindsey Graham stated on August 31, 2008 in an interview on ABC News' <i> This Week </i>: Joe Biden "voted against the first Gulf War. He opposed the surge. He wanted to partition Iraq." By Adriel Bettelheim• September 1, 2008 Tommy Thompson stated on October 23, 2012 in a television ad: Says "Tammy Baldwin had the opportunity to vote to honor the victims of 9/11 and she voted against it." By James B. Nelson• October 26, 2012 Peter King stated on September 01, 2013 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "The House did vote against engagement in Kosovo, and Bill Clinton kept fighting anyway. And, then, ultimately, a vote did pass." By Louis Jacobson• September 4, 2013 Charles Rangel stated on April 04, 2011 in an interview on the Fox Business network: "Franklin Roosevelt (was) the last president to come to the Congress to ask for permission to engage into war." By Louis Jacobson• April 5, 2011 Rand Paul stated on August 25, 2020 in a speech at the RNC: Says Joe Biden “voted for the Iraq War … He supported war in Serbia, Syria, Libya.” By Miriam Valverde• August 26, 2020 Barack Obama stated on March 01, 2008 in a speech in Westerville, Ohio: Says Clinton did not read the National Intelligence Estimate before voting for the Iraq war. By Adriel Bettelheim• March 3, 2008 Joe Lieberman stated on September 10, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire": President Barack Obama "had the legal authority" to strike Syria without a vote from Congress. By Jon Greenberg• September 12, 2013 Barack Obama stated on October 21, 2007 in : Obama spokesman Bill Burton says Clinton gave Bush "a blank check on a critical foreign policy issue." By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 29, 2007 Joe Biden stated on September 03, 2019 in an NPR interview: Referring to the Iraq War, "immediately, the moment it started, I came out against the war at that moment." By Miriam Valverde• September 5, 2019 Republican Party of Virginia stated on June 16, 2011 in a blog post.: Phil Puckett "voted no on sending the EPA a message that they’ve gone too far not once, but twice." By Wes Hester• June 24, 2011 Mark Pocan stated on April 07, 2017 in a statement: "There is no legal basis" for Donald Trump's "missile strike against Syrian military assets." By Tom Kertscher• April 7, 2017 Seth Moulton stated on June 07, 2019 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden hasn’t admitted he was wrong on the Iraq War, as he did with the Hyde Amendment. By Jon Greenberg• June 20, 2019 Patrick Morrisey stated on October 13, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Joe Manchin "supported Obama and Clinton's campaigns to kill coal jobs." By Joseph Kennedy• November 5, 2018 Kirsten Powers stated on April 12, 2015 in a panel discussion on "Fox News Sunday": Says Rand Paul denied that he "put forward a bill ... to zero out foreign aid and specifically spoke about Israel." By Jon Greenberg• April 14, 2015 Paul Ryan stated on January 23, 2012 in a news release: Says U.S. Senate Democrats "have gone without any budget at all" for more than 1,000 days. By Tom Kertscher• February 2, 2012 Facebook posts stated on February 20, 2020 in social media: “Bernie Sanders voted in favor of every war during his tenure.” By Louis Jacobson• March 2, 2020 Justice Democrats stated on April 25, 2019 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden "voted for the Iraq War, for mass incarceration, and for the Bankruptcy Reform Act while voting against gay marriage, reproductive rights, and school desegregation." By Jon Greenberg• April 26, 2019 Bobby Scott stated on July 14, 2011 in a letter.: (Rep. Bob Goodlatte's) balanced budget amendment does not require a balanced budget. By Sean Gorman• August 1, 2011 Articles (7903) The war powers resolution on the Iran war: What’s next? By Louis Jacobson• June 4, 2026 US attacks in Iran prompt renewed push in Congress over war powers By Louis Jacobson• March 1, 2026 Did Trump violate War Powers Act by bombing Iran nuclear sites? By Louis Jacobson• June 22, 2025 Does Donald Trump have sole power to decide if and when to strike Iran? Or does Congress have a say? By Louis Jacobson• June 18, 2025 Was Trump required to notify Congress in advance about Venezuela operation? By Louis Jacobson• January 7, 2026 Is the War Powers Resolution unconstitutional, as President Donald Trump says? By Louis Jacobson• January 9, 2026 The "blank check" brouhaha By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• October 29, 2007 Keystone attacks By Bill Adair• March 12, 2008 Fact-checking the seventh Democratic presidential debate in Iowa By PolitiFact Staff • January 15, 2020 What the law and the past say about attacking Syria By Jon Greenberg• August 30, 2013 What the law and the past say about attacking Syria By Jon Greenberg• September 3, 2013 Are U.S. actions in Libya subject to the War Powers Resolution? A review of the evidence By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• June 22, 2011 Expelling, censuring, and reprimanding members of Congress: What you need to know By Louis Jacobson• January 12, 2021 Trump's Syria airstrikes: constitutional or not? By Lauren Carroll• April 7, 2017 RNC goes after Clinton, Obama on Iraq By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 30, 2007 Using the 25th Amendment or impeaching Trump: Could they happen? By Louis Jacobson• January 7, 2021 Biden’s misleading announcement that the United States is no longer at war By Noah Y. Kim• September 23, 2021 The second Trump impeachment: Questions and answers By Louis Jacobson• January 11, 2021 A Trump nuclear strike against North Korea: constitutional or not? By Manuela Tobias• August 10, 2017 Fact-checking Bernie Sanders’ attacks on Joe Biden over trade, Social Security differences By Jon Greenberg• March 4, 2020
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Hillary Clinton stated on December 19, 2015 in a Democratic debate in New Hampshire: Says Bernie Sanders "voted for regime change with respect to Libya." By Lauren Carroll• December 22, 2015 Republican National Committee stated on September 21, 2007 in : "Obama Skips Out On Condemning Left-Wing Attacks On Gen. Petraeus Despite Casting Other 'Important Votes' Earlier And Later In The Day." By Wes Allison• September 21, 2007 Lindsey Graham stated on August 31, 2008 in an interview on ABC News' <i> This Week </i>: Joe Biden "voted against the first Gulf War. He opposed the surge. He wanted to partition Iraq." By Adriel Bettelheim• September 1, 2008 Tommy Thompson stated on October 23, 2012 in a television ad: Says "Tammy Baldwin had the opportunity to vote to honor the victims of 9/11 and she voted against it." By James B. Nelson• October 26, 2012 Peter King stated on September 01, 2013 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "The House did vote against engagement in Kosovo, and Bill Clinton kept fighting anyway. And, then, ultimately, a vote did pass." By Louis Jacobson• September 4, 2013 Charles Rangel stated on April 04, 2011 in an interview on the Fox Business network: "Franklin Roosevelt (was) the last president to come to the Congress to ask for permission to engage into war." By Louis Jacobson• April 5, 2011 Rand Paul stated on August 25, 2020 in a speech at the RNC: Says Joe Biden “voted for the Iraq War … He supported war in Serbia, Syria, Libya.” By Miriam Valverde• August 26, 2020 Barack Obama stated on March 01, 2008 in a speech in Westerville, Ohio: Says Clinton did not read the National Intelligence Estimate before voting for the Iraq war. By Adriel Bettelheim• March 3, 2008 Joe Lieberman stated on September 10, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire": President Barack Obama "had the legal authority" to strike Syria without a vote from Congress. By Jon Greenberg• September 12, 2013 Barack Obama stated on October 21, 2007 in : Obama spokesman Bill Burton says Clinton gave Bush "a blank check on a critical foreign policy issue." By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 29, 2007 Joe Biden stated on September 03, 2019 in an NPR interview: Referring to the Iraq War, "immediately, the moment it started, I came out against the war at that moment." By Miriam Valverde• September 5, 2019 Republican Party of Virginia stated on June 16, 2011 in a blog post.: Phil Puckett "voted no on sending the EPA a message that they’ve gone too far not once, but twice." By Wes Hester• June 24, 2011 Mark Pocan stated on April 07, 2017 in a statement: "There is no legal basis" for Donald Trump's "missile strike against Syrian military assets." By Tom Kertscher• April 7, 2017 Seth Moulton stated on June 07, 2019 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden hasn’t admitted he was wrong on the Iraq War, as he did with the Hyde Amendment. By Jon Greenberg• June 20, 2019 Patrick Morrisey stated on October 13, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Joe Manchin "supported Obama and Clinton's campaigns to kill coal jobs." By Joseph Kennedy• November 5, 2018 Kirsten Powers stated on April 12, 2015 in a panel discussion on "Fox News Sunday": Says Rand Paul denied that he "put forward a bill ... to zero out foreign aid and specifically spoke about Israel." By Jon Greenberg• April 14, 2015 Paul Ryan stated on January 23, 2012 in a news release: Says U.S. Senate Democrats "have gone without any budget at all" for more than 1,000 days. By Tom Kertscher• February 2, 2012 Facebook posts stated on February 20, 2020 in social media: “Bernie Sanders voted in favor of every war during his tenure.” By Louis Jacobson• March 2, 2020 Justice Democrats stated on April 25, 2019 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden "voted for the Iraq War, for mass incarceration, and for the Bankruptcy Reform Act while voting against gay marriage, reproductive rights, and school desegregation." By Jon Greenberg• April 26, 2019 Bobby Scott stated on July 14, 2011 in a letter.: (Rep. Bob Goodlatte's) balanced budget amendment does not require a balanced budget. By Sean Gorman• August 1, 2011
The war powers resolution on the Iran war: What’s next? By Louis Jacobson• June 4, 2026 US attacks in Iran prompt renewed push in Congress over war powers By Louis Jacobson• March 1, 2026 Did Trump violate War Powers Act by bombing Iran nuclear sites? By Louis Jacobson• June 22, 2025 Does Donald Trump have sole power to decide if and when to strike Iran? Or does Congress have a say? By Louis Jacobson• June 18, 2025 Was Trump required to notify Congress in advance about Venezuela operation? By Louis Jacobson• January 7, 2026 Is the War Powers Resolution unconstitutional, as President Donald Trump says? By Louis Jacobson• January 9, 2026 The "blank check" brouhaha By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• October 29, 2007 Keystone attacks By Bill Adair• March 12, 2008 Fact-checking the seventh Democratic presidential debate in Iowa By PolitiFact Staff • January 15, 2020 What the law and the past say about attacking Syria By Jon Greenberg• August 30, 2013 What the law and the past say about attacking Syria By Jon Greenberg• September 3, 2013 Are U.S. actions in Libya subject to the War Powers Resolution? A review of the evidence By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• June 22, 2011 Expelling, censuring, and reprimanding members of Congress: What you need to know By Louis Jacobson• January 12, 2021 Trump's Syria airstrikes: constitutional or not? By Lauren Carroll• April 7, 2017 RNC goes after Clinton, Obama on Iraq By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 30, 2007 Using the 25th Amendment or impeaching Trump: Could they happen? By Louis Jacobson• January 7, 2021 Biden’s misleading announcement that the United States is no longer at war By Noah Y. Kim• September 23, 2021 The second Trump impeachment: Questions and answers By Louis Jacobson• January 11, 2021 A Trump nuclear strike against North Korea: constitutional or not? By Manuela Tobias• August 10, 2017 Fact-checking Bernie Sanders’ attacks on Joe Biden over trade, Social Security differences By Jon Greenberg• March 4, 2020
