List of U.S. Congress articles
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - JULY 08: The Ku Klux Klan protests on July 8, 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia. The KKK is protesting the planned removal of a statue of General Robert E. Lee, and calling for the protection of Southern Confederate monuments. (Photo by Chet Strange/Getty Images) The Problem With Making Hate Speech Illegal
The answer to the violence in Charlottesville isn't to outlaw white supremacy.
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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 27: U.S. President Donald Trump (C) arrives at the East Room of the White House as Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (L) and Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) (R) wait for the beginning of a meeting June 27, 2017 in Washington, DC. President Trump invited all GOP Senate members to the White House to discuss the Health Care bill. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) The Damage Limitation Presidency: Can Congress and the Adults Box in Trump?
Republicans in Congress have effectively given up on one of Trump’s signature goals.
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People walk past the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on July 31, 2017. The US Senate reconvenes after failing to pass Republican health care reforms sought by US President Donald Trump. / AFP PHOTO / NICHOLAS KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images) Will Congress Revive the Authority to Impeach Executive Officers Below the President?
The legislature has its own constitutional power to bring executive officials into line.
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NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 27: Area Muslims and local immigration activists participate in a prayer and rally against President Donald Trump's immigration policies on January 27, 2017 in New York City. President Trump has taken actions since the inauguration to start the building of a long promised wall along the Mexican border and to cut federal grants for immigrant protecting 'sanctuary cities'. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Stephen Miller Has a Point, You Cosmopolitans
Liberals need to understand that immigration isn't necessarily always good for America.
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WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 19: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on health care and Republicans' inability thus far to replace or repeal the Affordable Care Act, during a lunch with members of Congress in the State Dining Room of the White House on July 19, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Michael Reynolds - Pool/Getty Images) The War Over Who Controls U.S. Foreign Policy Has Begun
Sanctions on Russia are just the beginning.
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GREELEY, CO - OCTOBER 30: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump holds an LGBT rainbow flag given to him by supporter Max Nowak during a campaign rally at the Bank of Colorado Arena on the campus of University of Northern Colorado October 30, 2016 in Greeley, Colorado. With less than nine days until Americans go to the polls, Trump is campaigning in Nevada, New Mexico and Colorado. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) -
AAAtrans Pence Working to Reverse Pentagon’s Transgender Policies
The vice president has long been viewed as an opponent of LGBT rights.
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WASHINGTON - MAY 08: An employee walks outside the World Bank headquarters May 8, 2007 in Washington, DC. Recent reports indicate that the global financial institution may soon resolve controversies surrounding its President Paul Wolfowitz. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) House Bill Would Decimate World Bank Funding
The proposed bill slashes more than half a billion dollars, or almost half of U.S. funding for the organization.
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Military map small In Landmark Move, GOP Congress Calls Climate Change ‘Direct Threat’ to Security
Extreme weather and rising seas threaten bases from Virginia to Guam. For the first time, a Republican House has voted to recognize that.
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 28: U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress on February 28, 2017 in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. Trump's first address to Congress focused on national security, tax and regulatory reform, the economy, and healthcare. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Congress Will Rubber-Stamp Whatever War Powers Donald Trump Wants
Senators and representatives say they want to scrutinize the White House’s use of the military, but don’t kid yourself.
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Marines of the Honduras Navy patrol the Fonseca Gulf on March 26, 2013. Maritime borderlines between Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador are often violated by fishermen causing tensions among the countries. AFP PHOTO/Orlando SIERRA. (Photo credit should read ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/Getty Images) Senators Call for U.S. Accountability in 2012 Honduran Killings
A report detailed how DEA misled Congress on the attack that left four civilians dead. Senators are furious no DEA officials were punished.
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CLEVELAND, OH - JULY 17: Paul Manafort (R), campaign manager for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, is interviewed by journalist John Dickerson (L) on the floor of the Republican National Convention at the Quicken Loans Arena July 17, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Republican National Convention begins tomorrow. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) How Paul Manafort Helped Buy Washington Influence for Putin Crony
Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman used an obscure think tank to make D.C. connections for Viktor Yanukovych.
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BUDAPEST, HUNGARY - FEBRUARY 17: Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (R) arrive to speak to the media following lengthy talks at Parliament on February 17, 2015 in Budapest, Hungary. Putin is in Budapest on a one-day visit, his first visit to an EU-member country since he attended ceremonies marking the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasions in France in June, 2014. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) Senate Sends Revised Sanctions Bill to House for Agonizing Choice
The still-aggressive bill would toughen sanctions on Russia, putting the GOP and White House in a bind.
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aumf Surprise House Vote Rolls Back Authority for the ‘War on Terror’
After 16 years, the legal basis for post-9/11 military action may finally be put to rest.
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Defense Secretary James Mattis(R) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee Defense Subcommittee on defense readiness and budget update in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on March 22, 2017 in Washington, DC. / AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) SitRep: Defense Budget Fight Teed Up; South Korean President Meets Trump; U.S. and Iran in Syria
Turkey and Kurds Trade Fire; ISIS Moves Into Northern Afghanistan; Nikki Haley Adopts Trump’s Chaos Theory of Global Leadership
