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Congress and President Trump engaged in a series of political maneuverings and debates over the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” ...
The vote against the measure was mostly along party lines, with Republicans opposing it and Democrats almost unanimously in ...
The Senate on Friday rejected a Democrat-pushed resolution that aimed to rein in the president’s ability to use military ...
The Senate voted 53 to 47 to reject a resolution to block the president’s use of force against Iran without congressional ...
Sen. Tim Kaine continues plan for war powers resolution despite Israel-Iran ceasefire, arguing the pause allows for deliberate discussion on congressional war authority.
The failure of the resolution adds to a post-Global War on Terrorism trend of Congress ceding its constitutional power to ...
Congress relishes in complaining about a president exceeding their constitutional authority. Unfortunately, it is often Congress that delegates such authority to the executive branch.
In an apparent nod to Israel, some Democrats want to give Trump power to defend “an ally or partner of the United States from ...
How we got to a situation where a President can reasonably claim that it is lawful, without congressional approval, to bomb a ...
Opinion
A Senate War Powers Stunt
Tim Kaine’s resolution is gesture politics that accomplishes nothing.
Republican and Democratic lawmakers alike have criticized President Donald Trump's decision to bomb nuclear facilities in ...
The War Powers Resolution of 1973 requires that the president notify Congress within 48 hours of deploying American troops if a formal declaration of war has not already been declared.