The US Senate on Wednesday rejected an effort to curb President Donald Trump’s authority to continue military operations against Iran, voting largely along party lines to block a war powers resolution that would have required congressional approval for the expanding conflict. The measure failed by a vote of 53 to 47, allowing the administration to…
Senate Republicans blocked an effort to curb the Trump administration’s military action in Venezuela, a victory for the president who was incensed that some Republicans tried to tie his hands on a key foreign policy. Republican leaders were able to garner enough support for their procedural maneuver to kill the resolution after Senators Josh Hawley…
The capture of a sitting foreign head of state by United States forces represents an extraordinary escalation in American overseas action, raising profound questions about international law, constitutional authority, and the scope of presidential power. On Saturday, US President Donald Trump confirmed that American troops had carried out what he described as a “large-scale strike”…
