The Atlantic

Public Anger Is Rising

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 ...
The Hill

It’s time for Congress to deliver and ban insider stock trading

Americans are losing faith in Congress. According to recent polling from the Pew Research Center, just 17 percent of Americans trust the government to do what is right for the country — a near ...
USA Today

Trump's State of the Union insider trading push isn't reform | Opinion

President Donald Trump's 108-minute State of the Union address on Feb. 24 was a largely unsurprising and uninspiring screed, but he did find a brief moment of consensus with Democrats in Congress, ...
The Washington Post

Congress could get a healthy pay raise, courtesy of the courts

For more than 15 years, members of Congress have blocked themselves from receiving an automatic cost-of-living increase in their pay despite soaring prices across America. In private, many members ...
Los Angeles Times

How Congress became an afterthought in the war with Iran

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 ...
Christian Science Monitor

Senate rejects bill to curb Trump on Iran. That fits a long pattern on war powers.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
NPR

Why Congress rarely pushes back when presidents deploy military force

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 ...
PBS

Congress hasn't officially declared war since WWII. Here's how presidential war powers have played out since then

Multiple times during Donald Trump's second presidency, Congress has debated his military authority, first in Latin America and now the Middle East. The latest test will come in the GOP-controlled ...
The Washington Post

Why Congress keeps handing Trump its power

Trump Rules: Trump and his aides are rewriting the rules of power in Washington. Which of their changes are temporary, and which will endure? A Washington Post series. Early in March, senators ...

Congress isn't doing enough to protect staff from sexual misconduct, lawmakers say

Some female lawmakers are taking action, providing forums for staffers to report sexual misconduct while pushing for larger ...