Despite the scale of its military assault on Iran, the Trump administration’s reasons for entering into war have been inconsistent and vague, from regime change to the destruction of nuclear weapons, ...

In 2003, regime change in Iraq created a vacuum that had devastating results for decades. Do we really believe the war in Iran will end differently?

A U.S. military refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq on Thursday, in an incident U.S. Central Command said involved another aircraft but was not the result of hostile or friendly fire. In a ...

The World Cup has FIFA confronted by members of Congress concerned over pricing, Iran threatening to withdraw and Donald Trump saying Iranians are welcome.

The measure has stalled in the Senate, but lawmakers in a dozen states have advanced bills with either proof-of-citizenship or voter ID requirements.

In a rare bipartisan effort for a deeply divided Congress, the Senate has passed a broad bill to make U.S. housing more ...

A Senate vote to reopen the Department of Homeland Security failed on Thursday as the standoff over funding the department approached a second month. Democrats demanding significant restrictions on ...

At a retreat in Florida, the House GOP plotted its next steps — but the path ahead is murky, and elections are looming.

Trump’s second presidency has accelerated the growth of executive power at the expense of the legislative branch, raising ...

The legislation’s progress is all the more surprising because it addresses an issue that is shaping up to be the main battleground of the midterm elections: affordability. The effort could still stall ...

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.