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An Iranian woman looks at the sky in Tehran, Iran, on Feb. 28, 2026, following the Israeli attacks.

War powers votes unlikely to rein in Trump after Iran strikes

By Rebecca Kheel
Posted February 28, 2026 at 1:42pm, Updated at 4:04pm
Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., seen in the Capitol on Nov. 13, 2024, called the El Paso airspace closure a "failure of coordination." (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Senators question Pentagon official over El Paso airspace closure

By Rebecca Kheel
Posted February 26, 2026 at 5:28pm
Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., left, and Ro Khanna, D-Calif., hope to force a vote on a war powers measure as soon as next week.

Iran war powers votes expected ‘very soon’

By Rebecca Kheel
Posted February 25, 2026 at 4:44pm
Sens. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., and Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., speak at a news conference in the Capitol on Wednesday about the Justice Department’s failed grand jury indictment against them.

Dems in illegal orders video defiant after DOJ’s failed indictment attempt

By Rebecca Kheel
Posted February 11, 2026 at 6:03pm
Secretary of State Marco Rubio takes his seat to testify at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing about U.S. policy toward Venezuela on Wednesday.

Rubio leaves door open to more military action in Venezuela

By Rebecca Kheel
Posted January 28, 2026 at 3:30pm
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., shown speaking to reporters Tuesday in the Capitol, says he expects numerous other war powers resolutions ahead. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Senators plot more war powers efforts despite Venezuela setback

By Rebecca Kheel
Posted January 15, 2026 at 6:31pm
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, left, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, talk as they arrive for a vote in the Capitol on Dec. 17, 2025.

Senate advances Venezuela war powers measure

By Rebecca Kheel
Posted January 8, 2026 at 2:10pm, Updated at 3:38pm
Sen. Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., says he is taking the president's comments about Greenland "seriously."

Fears of military action in Greenland grow after Venezuela operation

By Rebecca Kheel
Posted January 6, 2026 at 11:10pm
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., arrives at a closed Senate Armed Services Committee briefing on naval aviation mishaps in the Capitol Visitor Center on Dec. 2.

Congress inches toward reclaiming war powers with AUMF repeals

By Rebecca Kheel
Posted December 24, 2025 at 7:00am
President Donald Trump, flanked by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, announces a new class of warships at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., on Monday.

Trump announces new class of ‘battleships’ named after himself

By Rebecca Kheel
Posted December 22, 2025 at 7:03pm
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives in the Capitol on Tuesday for a briefing with senators on recent military boat strikes.

After briefings, lawmakers say boat strike endgame remains hazy

By Rebecca Kheel
Posted December 16, 2025 at 4:14pm
The bill would increase the number of authorized Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps units. Above, JROTC members march in a parade in Boston on Nov. 9.

Automatic draft registration, recruiting tweaks included in NDAA

By Rebecca Kheel
Posted December 8, 2025 at 1:46pm, Updated at 2:29pm
Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., holds a news conference in the U.S. Capitol on Monday. Kelly spoke about about President Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s efforts to intimidate him after he called for the military to refuse illegal orders.

Bipartisan outcry grows over alleged double-tap boat strike

By Rebecca Kheel
Posted December 1, 2025 at 6:44pm
Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, speaks with reporters in the Capitol on Tuesday.

SASC Republicans gripe about spotty Pentagon communication

By Rebecca Kheel
Posted November 4, 2025 at 7:53pm
Chairman Roger Wicker, left, and ranking member Jack Reed attend a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Feb. 27.

SASC leaders press DOD for legal justification of boat strikes

By Rebecca Kheel
Posted October 31, 2025 at 4:45pm