Congress hasn't officially declared war since 1942. Presidents launched these 11 military operations anyway.

On many occasions in US history, presidents have ordered large-scale military operations without congressional approval.

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Whether a U.S. president has the power to declare war is a matter of American constitutional law. That question can be answered…

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US presidents have long bypassed Congress's authority and dissenting lawmakers have often tried to fight back.

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Both Bushes and Reagan won authorisation for wars, but Obama and Clinton ducked the requirement.

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The GOP legislature has become a "rubber stamp for whatever a president tells them to do," one senator said after a failed vote…

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A post-Vietnam law puts a 60-day clock on the use of military force without congressional authorization.

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