List of U.S. Congress articles
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(Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) Civilian Casualties Are Up and Congress Is AWOL
Battlefield mistakes are on the rise, but nobody’s trying to find out why.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq: A boy carries an old USAid container that he is using to collect fuel at a supply center in the poor neighborhood of Sadr City in northern Baghdad 11 August 2005. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan vowed tough action to prevent the recurrence of corrupt practices in the UN procurement department following bribery charges filed against one of its officers accused of corruption in the oil-for-food prgramme in Iraq during the dictatorship of ousted Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. AFP PHOTO/ALI AL-SAADI (Photo credit should read ALI AL-SAADI/AFP/Getty Images) Here’s How Republicans Can Learn to Like Foreign Aid Again
Too often conservatives are faced with what they see as a choice between support for aid and their conservative principles.
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nunes and schiff Nunes, Facing Ethics Inquiry, Steps Down From House Russia Probe
Rep. Devin Nunes hands the reins of the House investigation into Russian election meddling to two partisan attack dogs.
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GettyImages-615530474crop ‘Up to Their Asses in Alligators’: Trump White House on Defensive Amid Russia Probe
Revelations about the investigations of Trump’s Russia ties distract the administration at a key moment for the neophyte president.
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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (R) shakes hands on January 14, 2015 with US State Secretary John Kerry in Geneva. Zarif said on January 14 that his meeting with his US counterpart was vital for progress on talks on Tehran's contested nuclear drive. Under an interim deal agreed in November 2013, Iran's stock of fissile material has been diluted from 20 percent enriched uranium to five percent, in exchange for limited sanctions relief. AFP PHOTO / POOL / RICK WILKING (Photo credit should read RICK WILKING/AFP/Getty Images) Dear Senators: Push Back Against Iran, but Not at the Expense of the Nuclear Deal
Members of Congress considering new Iran sanctions legislation should have open eyes regarding the Trump administration's attitude toward the nuclear deal.
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GettyImages-660609944crop Russian Interference Went Far Beyond DNC Hack, Senate Panel Hears
Experts tell congressional investigators of hacks to Clinton’s and Rubio’s email, bot swarms of false information, and the prospect of ‘information nukes’ still lurking in Russian hands.
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GettyImages-658369546crop Trump’s Russian Headaches Continue With Congressional Allies Under Fire
Allegations that the White House may have squelched testimony from former acting Attorney General Sally Yates ratchet up pressure on Rep. Devin Nunes.
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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 23: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a listening session on health care with truckers and CEOs from the American Trucking Associations in the Cabinet Room at the White House on March 23, 2017 in Washington, DC.. (Photo by Molly Riley-Pool/Getty Images) Further Revelations on Trump-Russia Ties Build Pressure For Independent Inquiry
New reports rattle the White House, as congressional and FBI investigations gain momentum -- but can institutions survive the stress test?
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A fighter of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), made up of an alliance of Arab and Kurdish fighters, looks with binoculars as he sits next to anti-tank weapons in the village of Sabah al-Khayr on the northern outskirts of Deir Ezzor as they drive to encircle the Islamic State (IS) group bastion of Raqa on February 21, 2017. The SDF made a major incursion into the oil-rich province of Deir Ezzor as part of their push for Raqa, field commander Dejwar Khabat said. / AFP / DELIL SOULEIMAN (Photo credit should read DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP/Getty Images) SitRep: New Allegations, New Fights in Trump-Russia Probe; U.S., Allies, Push on Raqqa; Taliban Seize Key District
Tillerson Wants Safe Zones; Mattis Wants New War Authorization; Navy Wants $150 Billion; And Lots More
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Iraqi forces, consisting of the Iraqi federal police and the elite Rapid Response Division, hold a position as they advance in the Old City in western Mosul on March 19, 2017, during the offensive to retake the city from Islamic State (IS) group fighters. / AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images) SitRep: FBI Investigating Trump Moscow Ties, Demolishes Wiretap Claim; Tillerson Skips NATO for Putin Meeting; Iraqi PM Says More U.S. Help Coming
North Korea’s Uranium; Counter-ISIS Meeting in DC This Week; And Lots More
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schiff crop Watch Live: House Intel Committee Digs Into Trump-Russia Ties
Watch the Congressional inquiry on alleged ties between Trump's inner circle and the Kremlin.
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nnsa crop America’s Nuclear Weapons Infrastructure Is Crumbling
Leaky roofs, faulty ventilation, and encounters with snakes and rodents are par for the course at U.S. nuclear weapon facilities.
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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 16: U.S. President Donald Trump (C), House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) (L) and Vice President Mike Pence walk down the House east front steps after the annual Friends of Ireland luncheon at the Capitol March 16, 2017 in Washington, DC. Irish Taoisech Enda Kenny is in Washington to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) SitRep: Tillerson Hints at Pre-Emptive Strikes in North Korea; WH Apologizes to UK for Spicer Spy Claim; Budget Season Hits
New Nominees for Pentagon; Flynn Has More Ties to Russia; China Keeps Building in the SCS; And Lots More
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AAAmattis After Months of Discord with White House, Pentagon Taps Key Deputies
Trump team apparently urged defense industry official at Pentagon, overruled Mattis’ preference for wonks.
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Republicans Join Democrats in Defending NATO
House lawmakers challenge Trump’s criticisms of the military alliance in a resolution obtained by FP.
