The Pentagon terms

The Department of War - the Pentagon - under Secretary Pete Hegseth: orders, budgets, purges and policy fights.

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Authorization for Use of Military Force A law in which Congress authorizes the president to use military force, such as the 2001 and 2002 authorizations. War Powers Resolution A 1973 law limiting the president's ability to commit U.S. forces to hostilities without congressional approval.