Authorizing foreign wars is the job of U.S. lawmakers, but recent presidents have stretched their own powers to engage in global conflicts.

As President Donald Trump weighs sending U.S. forces to help Israel bomb Iran - and potentially plunge the nation into a new war - his decision is being influenced by bellicose on-air content at Fox News.

President Trump did not rule out U.S. military intervention on behalf of Israel, saying, “Nobody knows what I’m going to do.”