President Donald Trump’s decision to order military strikes on Iran without first seeking congressional approval was met with immediate, yet familiar, criticism from lawmakers across the political spectrum. Presidents have for decades taken actions similar to Trump’s and attracted backlash for skirting Congress’s authority. The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war but presidents the power to control the military and foreign policy. Gene Healy, a senior...

The House Oversight Committee is hearing from two top former Biden administration aides this week as Republicans continue to probe allegations that ex-President Joe Biden‘s top lieutenants covered up the former leader’s mental decline while in office. Former Domestic Policy Council Director Neera Tanden will meet with the committee on Tuesday, and former Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the First Lady Anthony Bernthal will meet...

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, called the prospect of caucusing with Democrats an “interesting hypothetical,” but she fell short of fully committing to doing so if the Democrats pick up three seats in the 2027 midterms.  “It’s an interesting hypothetical,” Murkowski said on the “GD Politics” podcast with Galen Druke. “You started off with the right hook here, is if this would help Alaskans.”  The senator is promoting her...