Multiple outlets report that Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth argues a ceasefire regarding Iran effectively “stops” the War Powers clock. They note that the 60-day threshold Hegseth refers to comes from the War Powers Resolution of 1973, which sets timelines for presidential consultation with Congress and limits certain military actions absent congressional approval. The reporting also highlights a legal point raised in the coverage: the portion of the 1973 law most relevant to the clock does not explicitly mention ceasefires. Taken together, the articles describe a dispute over how the War Powers Resolution should be applied when hostilities pause or a ceasefire is reached. While Hegseth contends the ceasefire halts the countdown, the outlets emphasize that the statute’s text does not clearly address whether a ceasefire interrupts the 60-day period or how it affects compliance requirements under the resolution. The coverage therefore frames the issue as one of legal interpretation of existing statutory language rather than a change to the law itself.