GAO has frustrated Trump administration executives and Republicans lawmakers with its enforcement of the 1974 Impoundment Control Act.

In response to President Donald Trump's recent military actions against Iranian nuclear sites, the U.S. Congress is taking ...

Congress built a system 50 years ago to prevent another Nixon. Trump seems determined to dismantle those rules.

A No War Against Iran Act, introduced by Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, seeks to “prohibit the use of funds ...

Lawmakers confronting a rise in political violence are grappling over whether to use more tax dollars for their own ...

But how to effectively spend money to increase security, without disconnecting lawmakers from their constituents, remains a ...

President Donald Trump isn’t asking Congress to do much these days. In fact, it often seems like he’d rather he didn’t have ...

We appreciate the letter from Karen Fox published on June 18 in response to our May 2 opinion piece, as it provides an opportunity for clarification and correction of a common misconception of the ...

US President Trump’s airstrikes on Iran have raised questions over presidential war powers, with lawmakers across the aisle ...

The extent to which recent events might be changing lawmakers’ thinking will be tested next week, when the House Legislative Branch appropriations subcommittee is scheduled to meet to consider ...

The limits of U.S. presidential war powers have come under intense scrutiny after President Donald Trump authorized airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear sites. The move has reignited debate over whether the ...