Repeated Senate defeats of war powers measures point to a weakening congressional role, expanding presidential authority, and a shift in how U.S. foreign policy is made—with implications for Iran and future crises.
Congress has the power to authorize the sale, and right now it doesn’t look likely.
If Congress wants to reclaim its role, it must tighten rules around how presidents can withhold or redirect appropriated funds.
What America needs is to follow the law not engage in another show of force.
The Trump administration has been accelerating transfers of bombs and guns to Israel with monolithic Republican, and far too much Democratic, support.
The “Big and Beautiful” bill leaves many behind.
Trump’s signature legislation pours gasoline on a fiscal fire.
Members of Congress are preparing an authorization for the use of military force, even while acknowledging that it may perpetuate suffering in the Middle East.
But it’s also united on a false linkage between Russia and Hamas.
House officials vilified not just socialists in the United States but partner countries with socialist policies.