Lawmakers are ratcheting up a showdown over funding for the Department of Homeland Security over concerns that the United States is at greater risk following U.S. and Israeli strikes in Iran. After news of the attacks broke, members of Congress started sparring online with competing social media posts arguing over whether the partial shutdown of … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! There is tension in the Constitution as to which branch of government wields “war powers.” Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution gives Congress the power “To declare War,” (right between the parts where Congress may “punish Piracies” and “grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal). But Article … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump on Monday sent an official notification to Congress about the U.S. strikes against Iran, in which he attempted to justify the military action in the now expanding conflict in the Middle East. In a letter obtained by FOX News, Trump told Senate President Pro … Read more
WASHINGTON — A federal judge agreed on Monday to temporarily suspend the latest version of a Trump administration policy that requires members of Congress to provide a week’s notice before they can visit immigration detention facilities. U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb in Washington ruled that a group of Democratic lawmakers is likely to succeed in … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Another House Republican has announced he is retiring from Congress at the end of this year, adding to the mass exodus of lawmakers heading for the exit halfway through President Donald Trump’s second term. Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., who won his seat in Montana’s 1st congressional district … Read more
Washington — Fractures within the Republican Party have become apparent as the GOP grapples with the massive U.S. and Israeli military operation launched on Iran over the weekend. And the breaks come as lawmakers face votes this week on whether to rein in President Trump’s ability to pursue further military action against Iran without congressional … Read more
The Trump administration is set to brief Congress on Tuesday about the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, sources said. Meanwhile, lawmakers are preparing to vote on a war powers resolution. CBS News’ Caitlin Huey-Burns has more. Source link
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Congress is about to launch a war powers debate over President Donald Trump’s authority to bomb Iran under largely unusual circumstances — he has already done it, and the country is essentially already at war. Bombs are falling, people are dying and vows of revenge and retribution are being lobbed in … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Most congressional precedents emanate from Capitol Hill. Most presidential precedents emerge from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. But a precedent which may echo around the halls of Congress and the White House for years materialized in recent days in the snow-covered, wooded village of Chappaqua, New York. That’s where … Read more
Lawmakers remain divided on the Trump administration’s decision to strike Iran in a joint attack with Israel. Sen. Tom Cotton told “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” that “We would all celebrate if the Iranian people were able to rise up and reclaim their freedom.” Sen. Chris Murphy, meanwhile, said that President Trump would not … Read more