Opinion · 119th Congress
Connecting the dots on the economy
The events of this week may well tell us just how many balls President Donald Trump can actually keep in the air at one time.Â
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War powers votes unlikely to rein in Trump after Iran strikes
But after a pressure campaign from the Trump administration, two of those five Republicans flipped in a subsequent procedural vote, enough to quash the measure.Â
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Trump plays coy on Texas Senate GOP primary endorsement in Corpus Christi
↵↵Trump also name-checked, as part of a laundry list of Republican lawmakers present, Rep.
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Trump defends policies, attacks Democrats during State of the Union address
↵↵Meantime, lawmakers from both parties have been leery of Trump's massive military build up around Iran, with war drums pounding anew over the Islamic Republic's nuclear program.
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Trump speech expected to be heavy on politics, lower on policy
↵↵Republican hawks in Congress will be listening for Trump's tone on Israel, which they view as perhaps America's most important ally — and also on Iran, which Trump has toggled between threatening with
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Trump defiant on economy in Michigan remarks amid growing voter angst
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that a "Trump economic boom" was underway, again giving short shrift to indicators of a still-sluggish economy as Republicans gear up to defend their House and Senate
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Congress inches toward reclaiming war powers with AUMF repeals
↵↵[Related: House votes to curb Trump's power to attack Iran]↵↵After the Soleimani drone strike in 2020, the Democratic-led House approved a standalone bill to repeal the Iraq War AUMF.
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Defense policy law takes aim at the politics of security details
↵↵In the cases of at least Bolton and Esper, both men had previously been granted security details, paid for by the government, due to ongoing security threats from Iran.Â
F-bombs left and right; in Congress? Oh, quite
But that’s just what President Donald Trump did on Tuesday.
Fact-checking Trump, Gabbard comments on Iran nuclear capability
By Robert Farley and Lori Robertson President Donald Trump and Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, appeared to be at odds over whether Iran was close to having a nuclear weapon, but Gabbard
Fact check: Trump’s address to Congress
Dome, along with its Arrow 3 system — an air defense system that can intercept ballistic missiles — and with help from the U.S. and others, shot down nearly 300 drones and missiles launched at Israel by Iran
Trump’s big bang approach to Day 1
Bush pardoned Iran-Contra targets. Bill Clinton granted clemency to FALN members convicted of seditious conspiracy, along with his brother for a drug conviction.
Bad luck and a family matter: How a recent trip embodied Biden’s shaky term
"For the Bidens, Afghanistan was their [Iran] hostage crisis, which really hurt Carter and his legacy. Afghanistan was the real hinge point for Biden’s approval ratings."
US officials expect foreign meddling to last past Election Day
actors are pushing to exacerbate divisions in the U.S. and influence elections at multiple levels this year, with Russia in particular seeking to boost former President Donald Trump’s candidacy while Iran
Why Trump’s vision of post-war Gaza has gained little traction
That was what former President Donald Trump recently floated for post-war Gaza — but there are reasons why the concept has yet to gain traction.
Justice Department airing details about foreign election interference
After the Justice Department unsealed charges last month in an Iran-linked hacking operation against Donald Trump’s campaign, Attorney General Merrick B.
Takeaways from VP debate as Trump vows veto of any federal abortion ban bill
Israel-Iran tensions The debate began with a flub by a seemingly nervous Walz and a shaky premise underlying the first question.
Fact-checking Day 4 of the Democratic National Convention
Trump has proposed keeping them. But extending the tax cuts would not just benefit Trump and other billionaires, as Harris suggested.
Fact-checking Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention
Trump Didn’t Ban All Muslims Sen. Chuck Schumer, the Senate majority leader, misleadingly claimed that Trump "issued a Muslim ban as president."
How selection of Gov. Tim Walz as Harris’ running mate is playing
Praise for branding Trump-Vance ’weird’ Core groups from across the Democratic spectrum found things to like in Walz.