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Government operation, that, of course, includes military operations. article i, section 8 of the u.s. constitution specifically empowers congress to declare war, though it does not give any specific recommendations as to how whether that's an act of war or a resolution. the 1973 war powers act is what requires any president to consult and report to congress before involving the u.s. in any overseas hostilities, so those are the things that lawmakers want to make sure that the obama administration remembers. there is some concern that the president allowed the u.k., the united nations security ...

>> the president wrapping up a very powerful speech there on immigration reform and giving a bit of a history lesson, as well, to those assembled. the president at the very top of that speech talked about the poignancy of this location. this place where as a candidate back in 2008 the president was endorsed by senator ted kennedy, who was he, himself, a huge advocate for immigration reform. i'm joined right now by nbc news washington bureau chief mark whitaker to talk about this speech. i got a few chills listening to him there. it was very powerful and also very heavy on detail and direction....

I think he'll take a lot of heat on the left for his decision to open these leases up, it's a good thing and as ron reagan says and i agree with and as you said this is a national security issue. we need more domestic production. let's do it together. >> i like when you change hats put on the american hat and take off of the republican hat. but your thoughts, ron reagan? final thing. the president wasn't very happy today. you're not happy. he's not happy. sometimes the solution is when everybody's moderately unhappy. here's president obama. he wasn't exactly thrilled with the prospect of doing...

But your thoughts, ron reagan? final thing. the president wasn't very happy today. you're not happy. he's not happy. sometimes the solution is when everybody's moderately unhappy. here's president obama. he wasn't exactly thrilled with the prospect of doing this. of offshore drilling when he was a candidate back in 2008. let's listen to the old obama because he's a critic of the new obama. let's watch. >> offshore drilling would not lower gas prices today. it would not lower gas prices tomorrow. it would not lower gas prices this year. it will not lower gas prices five years from now. in fact,...

Strategic standpoint and from a security standpoint, what is the conversation, do you think, between president obama and president karzai at this point? what does president obama need to push president karzai to do? >> reporter: candy, i just caught the end of your question but president obama -- we have to remember has been pushing president karzai but not face to face. this is the first time that he's actually come into the country since he was a candidate back in 2008. right now what he's trying to push president karzai into doing is to fight corruption in afghanistan. he knows that the big...