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US President Donald Trump ordered strikes on Iran 's nuclear facilities over the weekend .
Democrats and Republicans have questioned his legal authority to do so.
Constitutional experts say he had the right to use military force in certain circumstances.
Article I gives Congress the power to declare war, but Article II gives the president the power of Commander in Chief of the Army .
The last time Congress evoked this power was in 1942 after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor .
US media has reported that Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer had been called about an an hour before the strikes began but with little detail.
The resolution says that Congress must be notified within 48 hours after military action has taken place.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said following the strikes on Iran that Congress "were notified after the planes were safely out".
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