Image: President Donald Trump departs the White House on Friday, traveling to Florida for the weekend. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

John T. Bennett of Roll Call reports: “The White House is arguing to lawmakers that President Donald Trump does not need to disengage troops from the conflict with Iran in order to comply with the War Powers Act because an extended ceasefire has effectively ended military hostilities.

The Trump administration faced a Friday deadline under the 1973 law that is designed to end military operations after 60 days unless Congress has formally blessed the mission.

The White House essentially states that the 60-day clock no longer applies, in letters sent Friday to Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate President Pro Tempore Charles E. Grassley and obtained by CQ Roll Call.,,”

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