The United States has officially declared war 11 times in the nation’s history, the first time for the War of 1812 and most recently for World War II. According to the U.S. Constitution, Congress has ...

Lawmakers, rather than exert their own authority, are set to beat back efforts in the Senate Wednesday and the House on Thursday to require a debate and vote to authorize Trump’s war.

The military strikes against Iran have sparked intense debate in Congress. U.S. lawmakers are not only split on whether to support the operation but also on whether President Trump should have sought ...

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Sunday (local time) that the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in ...

A former national security official in President Donald Trump's first administration was caught making false claims about the ...

Iran on Sunday vowed revenge after the killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in U.S. and Israeli strikes, with President ...

In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to ...

A declaration would signal political will for peace and reduce tension on the peninsula, but it may not change anything ...

Fast forward to 1991. Congress supported President George H.W. Bush to deploy his 34-nation coalition to expel Saddam Hussein from Kuwait in Operation Desert Storm/Desert Shield. As a member of the ...

Courtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean for the law, for lawyers and lower courts, and for people’s lives. […] The ...