The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war, but presidents assert broad authority over use of force and the military. Congress has done little to push back.

Florida's lawmakers might only officially meet for a few months each year, but the work continues full-time in their districts. Here's how the state compensates your elected representatives.

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In a phone call with CBS News Monday, Trump said "the war is very complete." But at a separate event with Republican lawmakers, he said the U.S. still needed to achieve "ultimate victory." ...

Voting ends Tuesday night in the district that former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene left this year after a feud with President Trump. It's unclear if his pick will win her spot.

Policy experts say new SNAP changes don't address the challenges faced by single parents. They also argue that losing food assistance will only create more barriers for struggling families.

Last year, Mahmoud Khalil helped his wife pick out a name for their baby while he sat in immigration detention. For more than 100 days, Khalil waited in immigration custody to learn if he would be ...

Politicians in North Carolina are hopeful new leadership at the Department of Homeland Security will result in finally getting FEMA recovery funding that's been delayed by Kristi Noem.

Australia has granted asylum to five members of the Iranian women's soccer team who were in the country for a tournament when the Iran war began.

Get the latest on Mississippi's U.S. Senate and U.S. House primary races.

President Trump said Monday on social media that he will hold a press conference at his golf club in Florida. The announcement comes as the US enters its second week of military strikes in Iran and ...

Rep. Andy Ogles' social media post is the latest in a series of Islamophobic statements from House Republicans.