Over the past year, a largely passive Congress has watched as the executive branch unilaterally dismantled federal agencies, ...

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From the whirlwind start of the second Trump administration through the war in Iran, Americans have been put to a very ...

Senate Democrats have filed legislation that would prevent the U.S. from attacking Cuba without congressional approval ...

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President of Stanford Effective Altruism Avi Parrack calls for action to restrict the use of AI in military operations and ...

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.

Equating controversial or legally contested executive actions with the collapse of 250 years of constitutional democracy risks conflating the overreach of a singular president.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Sen. Adam Schiff is among the Democrats boycotting the speech. Sen. Alex Padilla will deliver a Spanish-language ...

Boycotts. Prebuttals. Rebuttals. Historic guests. California members of the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives approach to President Trump's state of the union address Tuesday night are as ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will stand before Congress on Tuesday to deliver the annual State of the Union address to a suddenly transformed nation. One year back in office, Trump has ...