Do the individual timidity of senators and representatives and their refusal to defy partisan pressures explain the failure ...

Congress will have the best chance in the courts to block a controversial $1.8 billion "lawfare" compensation fund set up by the Department of Justice to settle a lawsuit by President Donald Trump ...

For a brief moment last week, Congress started to do something productive. The Senate, after weeks of bickering and fruitless negotiations, unanimously approved legislation to fund most of the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. House Speaker Mike Johnson likened efforts to rein in Trump’s war efforts to siding ‘with the enemy.’ Democratic ...

Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives set April 21, 2026, as the date to hear from and question top Pentagon officials Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of U.S. Central Command, and Gen. Dagvin R.M.

Early in March, senators gathered to take a vote meant to remind President Donald Trump of Congress’s power. Just a few days before, the president had launched a war against Iran without seeking ...

Earlier this month, Democrats in the House and Senate proposed resolutions that sought to reassert Congress into the warmaking process and limit President Donald Trump’s ability to continue the air ...

Lawmakers have departed Washington for spring recess locked in a stalemate over funding for the Department of Homeland Security. But even as their movements outside the halls of Congress face ...

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As older members of Congress head for the exits amid growing pressure for fresh faces in the Democratic Party, some of the most seasoned Black lawmakers are resisting retirement. By Robert Jimison ...

The Constitution gives Congress alone the power to declare war, but modern presidents have asserted broad authority to use military force. Congress has done little to push back, including last week, ...