A group of protesters march at the U.S. Capitol Building on Capitol Hill on Tuesday in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik / Getty Images) Fresh off its summer recess, Congress faces its biggest test in decades. Unlike big legislative fights of the past, this ...

While Congress appears poised to pass the repeal, it is unclear whether President Donald Trump will support it. During his first term, his administration cited the 2002 Iraq resolution as part of its legal justification for a 2020 U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassim Soleimani. It has otherwise been rarely used.

“The founders refrained from making the president all powerful. Instead, they created an Executive Branch with clearly defined powers checked by the other two branches.” “The president is the commander-in-chief, but Congress has the power to declare war.” “The president appoints the cabinet, but with the advice and consent of the Senate.”

Russell Vought is the ultimate Trumper. The head of the Office of Management and Budget just anointed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio to wind down the U.S. Agency for International Development (“wind down” being one of his favorite words) had a new ...

This hasn’t been a good year for congressional authority. Consider Congress’ craven vote to claw back some $9 billion of funding it had previously allocated for foreign aid and public broadcasting. That quiet move tells you a lot about how ...

The removed portions of the Constitution include clauses that limit Congress' power to suspend habeas corpus and forbid titles of nobility in the United States Portions of the Constitution were deleted from the Library of Congress' website after President ...

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They argue that if lawmakers fail to vote in favor of a veto-proof joint resolution overturning the emergency, Trump’s authority stands and the tariffs are legal. But Congress’s inability and unwillingness to do its job does not expand presidential power.

In our constitutional system, Congress is meant to be the supreme branch of government and any claims of 'coequal' branches are Nixonian propaganda.

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