Column: Is Congress fine with giving up its war powers?
Congress’ history of ceding its war powers to the executive branch is a bipartisan problem that requires lawmakers to assert ...
Congress, not the president, decides on government spending − a constitutional law professor explains how the ‘power of the purse’ works
Congress has the authority to control government expenditures. Donald Trump is the latest president to try to get around that ...
Trump steps up global economic war with “reciprocal tariffs”
The move, which goes beyond the imposition of a flat tariff on all nations, threatens to shatter what remains of the global ...
The Punch on MSN1d
China backs proposed US-Russia talks to resolve Ukraine conflict
China has expressed support for proposed talks between United States President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin aimed at resolving Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine.According to ...
Western, regional powers pledge to support Syria transition
Twenty regional and Western powers agreed in a joint statement on Thursday to do their utmost to help Syria's new authorities ...
In Congress, what’s the difference between a budget resolution, reconciliation and spending bills?
There’s understandable confusion over Capitol Hill lingo discussing the budget process and appropriations/spending process — ...
Foreign Affairs11d
Don’t Let Geopolitics Ruin Syria’s Transition
The rebel offensive benefited from careful preparation and the support of Turkey, which occupies territory in Syria’s north and provided the only safe access route to Idlib, where HTS was based. Even ...
Libcom12d
The Peace Formula of the Social Patriots and Social Pacifists
Article by the Bremen left-radical and IKD member Johann Knief that criticizes the social patriots of the SPD and the social ...
Investopedia14d
Defense Production Act (DPA): What It Is, How It Works, and Role During COVID-19
The legislation drew inspiration from the War Powers Act which had previously facilitated economic mobilization during World War II. The core powers of the DPA allow the president and certain ...
Investopedia14d
World Trade Organization (WTO): What It Is and What It Does
It was created in 1995, superseding the 1947 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) that was created in the wake of World War II. The WTO is based on agreements signed by a majority of the ...
The Topeka Capital-Journal14d
Kansas resolution becomes tug of war on Trump's border policy and Jan. 6 pardons
The Kansas Senate passed a resolution urging Gov. Laura Kelly to cooperate with the Trump administration on immigration, specifically regarding the deportation of illegal immigrants. The ...
CounterPunch14d
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Provides a Way to Avert Nuclear Catastrophe
Will the world ever be free of the menace of nuclear annihilation? There was a promising start along these lines during the late twentieth century, ...