In a rare rebuke to the Trump administration, the Senate on Thursday advanced a war powers resolution that would block the president's use of the U.S. armed forces to engage in hostilities within or ...

Members of Congress have voted to condemn the assassination of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk and political violence, in general, as mourners prepare for his memorial on Sunday. Both chambers of ...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Representatives Madeleine Dean and Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania have introduced House Resolution 845 in the U.S. House of Representatives. The resolution ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth walks to the auditorium to brief members of Congress on military strikes near Venezuela at the Capitol, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana ...

While the U.S. Constitution grants Congress the power to declare war, the President is Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces, creating ambiguity. Modernly, the U.S. engages in military conflicts ...

Democratic efforts in the Senate to prevent President Donald Trump from further escalating with Iran fell short Friday, with Republicans blocking a resolution that marked Congress' first attempt to ...

When I recently asked whose power is the war power, it was not intended to be a trick question. But for the Founders in framing the Constitution, it was a tricky issue to tackle. They concluded the ...

The Wisconsin Conservation Congress invites all Wisconsinites to take part in its annual spring hearing process. The WCC is an independent organization of residents that advises the Wisconsin Natural ...

President Donald Trump’s recent authorization of the use of “bunker-buster” bombs against Iranian nuclear facilities has touched off a debate over the war-making power of the presidents. Democratic ...

In my book, “Changing Cultures in Congress,” I characterized Congress’s attitude toward unilateral presidential military actions as one of “benign ambivalence.” It is benign because Congress is ...