U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth laid out a three-part mission against Iran, but legal experts question whether the ...

The military strikes against Iran have sparked intense debate in Congress. U.S. lawmakers are not only split on whether to support the operation but also on whether President Trump should have sought ...

The Constitution gives Congress authority to declare war, but presidents wield commander-in-chief powers that have expanded through AUMFs and past conflicts.

OP-ED. In the US, the government and the Supreme Court have significantly weakened Congress's ability to control the use of American military force, making it impossible to ensure that power is ...

Historian and author Jill Lepore explores the U.S. Constitution in "We the People." Historian and author Jill Lepore explores the U.S. Constitution in her new book, "We the People: A History of the ...

An Idaho Senate committee on Monday narrowly rejected a resolution that would’ve called for a never-before-used method of ...

Dec 16 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court judge who was included on U.S. President Donald Trump's short list of potential Supreme Court nominees during his first term says the U.S. Constitution's ...

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) — On January 2, 1788, the state of Georgia became the fourth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. The Constitution required extensive negotiations before it was set as the ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Donald Trump appeared to close the door on seeking a third term in office, acknowledging that the Constitution bars him from running again after his current term ends ...