Donald Trump isn’t the first president to order military strikes without congressional approval. But his decision to bomb Iran comes at a uniquely volatile moment — both at home and abroad.Overseas, ...

President Donald J. Trump sent Congress a formal rescissions package proposing to cancel $9.3 billion in previously ...

The resulting budget resolution, which is a concurrent resolution and therefore not signed by the President, includes what is known as a 302 (a) allocation that sets a total amount of money for the ...

Though Congress acted after the U.S. withdrew from Vietnam to restrain presidents in their use of military force, recent ...

As example, the Society for ... But the Trade Act of 1974 redrew that line when Congress agreed to negotiate nontariff barriers such as procurement regulations or safety standards that could ...

In 1980, for example, Jimmy Carter argued that attempting to rescue hostages from Iran didn’t require a consultation with Congress, since it wasn’t an act of war, according to the ...