Senate Republicans block bipartisan effort to halt military action, drug boat strikes in the Caribbean

Senate Republicans blocked bipartisan war powers resolution to halt President Donald Trump's Caribbean drug boat strikes and ...

Trump is hosting Central Asian leaders as U.S. seeks to get around China on rare earth metals

President Trump and the officials from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are holding an evening ...
Foreign Policy Research Institute

America, Incorporated: The Era of the Portfolio State

For much of the last century, the American state has intervened directly in the economy only in times of extraordinary crisis. During World War II, Washington ...

A brief history of congressional oversight, from Revolutionary War financing to Pam Bondi

Congress has played an important role in holding federal agencies accountable since the late 1700s, but oversight can also ...

Explaining Democrats’ Request to Restore Foreign Aid

Q: Did Democrats request funding for “climate resilience” in Honduras, “civic engagement” in Zimbabwe, and “LGBTQI+ democracy grants” in the Balkans, to end the government shutdown? A: A Democratic ...