List of U.S. Congress articles
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A blurry image of Biden speaking into a microphone, with the American flag behind him. Debt Ceiling Knife Fight Threatens to Slash U.S. Credibility
And it’s coming just as Biden is set for a reassurance trip to Japan and Australia.
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U.S. President Joe Biden signs the Inflation Reduction Act as Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer and House Majority Whip James Clyburn look on, in the White House in Washington on Aug. 16, 2022. Biden Is Rewriting the Rules on Trade—and Americans Should Be Worried
The administration is doing a sneaky end run around the Inflation Reduction Act.
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A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer sifts through pills in a parcel looking for fentanyl in New York. U.S.-Mexican Relations Fray Over Fentanyl
Republicans are hammering the Biden administration over the spike in fentanyl trafficking.
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The Russian Navy and fighter jets take part in a military exercise on the coast of the Black Sea in Crimea. The U.S. and NATO Seek to Blunt Putin’s Black Sea Ambitions
The war in Ukraine exposes a vulnerable seam in NATO strategy.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. House Republicans Subpoena Blinken for Key Afghan Dissent Cable
The congressional grilling of the Biden administration over the Afghanistan fiasco is just getting started.
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Rep. Mike Gallagher presides over the first hearing of the U.S. House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party in Washington on Feb. 28. The Real Risk of the China Select Committee
Why alienate the very people whose expertise and connections might help Congress understand the Chinese government?
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Vanessa Pappas (C), chief operating officer for TikTok, listens during a U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing regarding social media's impact on homeland security, on Sept. 14, 2022, in Washington, D.C. Why the U.S. Should Not Ban TikTok
The ban would hurt Americans—and there are better ways to protect their data.
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A view shows people seated and standing on both sides of the central aisle of the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol, facing Biden as he gives his address. Why I Have Hope for Bipartisan Progress on U.S. Foreign Policy
Rhetoric aside, most congressional Republicans and Democrats agree on the key national security challenges the United States faces.
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Biden speaks at a podium with a U.S. flag behind him. Spoiler Alert: Foreign Policy Won’t Be a U.S. Election Issue
The U.S. president’s State of the Union speech emphasized populism and protectionism, not global affairs. It must be election season already.
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An illustration of John Bolton. The Fighter
John Bolton was once the enfant terrible of the Republican Party. Is he now its conscience?
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Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) speaks at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Nov. 18, 2021. In Biden’s Shadow, Progressives Are Forging Their Own Foreign-Policy Agenda
The incoming class of House Democrats is set to be one of the most progressive ever.
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U.S. President Joe Biden pauses as he speaks about the American Rescue Plan in the South Court Auditorium of the White House in Washington, D.C. What’s Going to Be in Biden’s Inbox in 2023
Russia, Ukraine, China, and nukes: Here are the biggest foreign-policy challenges facing the U.S. next year.
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Refugees disembark from a U.S. Air Force aircraft after an evacuation flight from Kabul at the Rota naval base in Rota, Spain. Bill That Would Provide Lifeline to Afghan Refugees Blocked in Congress
The Afghan Adjustment Act didn’t make it into the final major spending bill, leaving refugees in limbo.
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McCarthy stands outside the White House. A U.S. flag can be seen in the background. How a GOP-Led House Can Strengthen U.S. Foreign Policy
Republicans in Congress can help sharpen the Biden administration’s cautious internationalism and work to restore decisive U.S. global leadership.
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A man with a Ukrainian flag stands on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in Washington. Congress to Ukraine: We’ve Still Got Your Back
Lawmakers flock to security conference to allay doubts over long-term Ukraine commitment.
