List of U.S. Congress articles
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Venture capitalist and author JD Vance (2nd from R) shakes hands with Tim Cook (R), chief executive officer of Apple, on the third day of the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, July 13, 2017 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Trump-Branded China Hawks Look to Take Over Congress
Former Trump officials are grooming a new generation of Senate candidates to make the hard-line approach to China the GOP’s default.
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Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) talks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on Aug. 4. The United States Needs to Get Serious
Washington isn’t behaving like a competent great power due to partisan gridlock, recycling of discredited ideas, and a lack of focus on real threats.
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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in the South Court Auditorium. ‘Now You’re in a Situation’: Democrats Pressure Biden on Taiwan
Moderates want to give U.S. President Joe Biden more war powers to stave off a Chinese invasion. Progressives don’t agree.
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A ground crew guids a U.S. Air Force MQ-1B Predator unmanned aerial vehicle at an air base in the Persian Gulf region on Jan. 7, 2016. Only Congress Can End Washington’s Endless Wars
The war on terror is a constitutional aberration. The U.S. legislature must reclaim its war powers from an overempowered executive branch.
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken and President Joe Biden participate in a virtual diplomatic meeting. Blinken Defends Afghanistan Withdrawal in First of Congressional Hearing Marathons
Republican lawmakers grilled Biden’s top diplomat over the end to the United States’ Afghan war.
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Then-Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman testifies before the Senate. Biden Administration Calls on Senate to Confirm State Department Nominees
Sen. Ted Cruz wages an unprecedented partisan fight with the U.S. president over a Russian pipeline project, hobbling the administration’s foreign policy.
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A street artist paints a mural about corruption and COVID-19 in the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa, on July 7, 2020. Why Is America Cooperating With Militaries Running Criminal Rackets?
U.S. international security cooperation urgently needs an overhaul by Congress.
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Sen. Marco Rubio Congress Fears U.S. Intelligence Leaks in Saudi Case
The ongoing detention of the children of a key U.S. counterterrorism partner is just the latest irritant in U.S.-Saudi relations.
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A U.S. Cobra helicopter participates in a military exercise. U.S. Lawmakers Hold Up Major Proposed Arms Sale to Nigeria
Senators quietly press U.S. President Joe Biden to reassess U.S.-Nigeria relations amid human rights concerns.
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Ted Cruz attends a hearing on the nomination of Linda Thomas-Greenfield to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Ted Cruz, Nominee-Obstructer-in-Chief
The Texas senator is holding up dozens of diplomatic appointments over Biden’s policy on a Russian gas pipeline.
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Sens. Bernie Sanders, Mike Lee, and Chris Murphy speak on war powers legislation on Capitol Hill. Lawmakers Gear Up to Wrest Back War Powers From the White House
They say the effort seeks to reverse decades of encroachment by the executive branch.
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Sen. James Risch talks to Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Robert Menendez Congress Aims to Nix the Forever War
It’s still unclear if the Senate bill can garner enough Republican votes to pass.
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Lloyd Austin testifies to become next U.S. defense secretary. Congress Draws Battle Lines for Pentagon Budget Fight
Biden’s move to slash dozens of older planes and drones is being met with resistance on Capitol Hill.
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U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez attends a news conference at the Capitol. Robert Menendez Is the Last Hawk on the Left
… But don’t tell him that.
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A television screen in the control room of ITV broadcasts a live address by then-U.S. President George W. Bush announcing the capture of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in London on Dec. 14, 2003. Repeal the President’s Iraq War Powers
It’s been 18 years since the invasion, after all.
