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 record ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...