Congress

Trump's ultimatum to Thune isn't a power grab. It's a president demanding that the legislative branch do the job it was hired to do.

Republican anxiety about a 'forever war' with Iran is legitimate. But anxiety alone doesn't produce strategy.

House Democrats are scrambling to pass a war powers resolution on Iran. The politics are obvious, the constitutional argument is selective, and the strategy is pure theater.

The press frames congressional division on Iran as a crisis. It isn't. It's the constitutional system working as designed — and the executive branch is the beneficiary.

The House returned to Washington with five unanswered questions about Iran. The real scandal is that Congress is the last body capable of answering any of them.

Both parties are calculating their political exposure from the Iran conflict. Neither is asking the question that actually matters: are we fighting for something real?

When lawmakers threaten airport chaos to win a budget fight, the message is clear: your inconvenience is their leverage.

The midterms haven't started, and the most important decisions are already being made in courtrooms and state legislatures most Americans can't name.

The House defeated the war powers resolution on Iran. Another bipartisan surrender of congressional authority dressed up as national security prudence.