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Successive US administrations have engaged in military conflicts without declaring it

Congress ceded war powers to the president after 9/11. That has given the president broad authority. It’s time for Congress to reclaim the power the Constitution gives it to declare war.

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As Trump and Congressional Republicans learn to work together, Congress will play a larger role in governance than it has in recent years. And Trump should remember that, in the last resort, Congress’ powers exceed his own.

Biden is accused of abusing Yemen's extended truce, which he allegedly backed, to approve arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

The onus on how the Ukraine situation developed the way it did is on Washington.

Government and the media work together to promote war on Russia By Philip GIRALDI There are some things that I believe to be true about…

A divided, decentralized government and a hostile media—especially cable TV and the Internet—have hamstrung the presidency, just when the world needs U.S. leadership.

Congress has asserted its authority in foreign policy over the last dozen years. Is this phenomenon temporary or permanent? Good or bad? Workable or not? The thesis here is that active congressional participation is both desirable and unavoidable, and that the executive and Congress share responsibility for making it constructive rather than otherwise. To the degree that this joint effort fails, so does our democracy.

Giving this speech also is recognizing he has to address climate from a political perspective. there is a portion of the democratic base, particularly younger voters for whom this is a huge issue. this is a big promise that he made to people, and he needs to look like and act like somebody who is doing something about something that he calls an emergency. >> bill, you said this was a drop in the bucket. what else could the president have announced today that would have made a bigger dent? >> wel...