Congress is unlikely to take a meaningful vote to authorize force. And the presidency has become a singular center of foreign ...

Authorizing foreign wars is the job of U.S. lawmakers, but recent presidents have stretched their own powers to engage in global conflicts.

It is no coincidence that the first article of the U.S. Constitution, the one the Framers prioritized, defines the powers of Congress, not the president. The Framers assumed Congress would play ...

The Constitution is clear: Congress is the preeminent branch of the federal government. The powers of the legislative ... fool’s errands approaching a mind-boggling $10 trillion.

Article I, section 8 of the Constitution defines the powers of Congress, including the power to tax and regulate trade, including tariff policy. The Constitution does not give the president ...

Host Lisa Mullins talks with Julian Zelizer, professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University, about the ways Congress has bent under Trump's will, giving up its own powers ...