After the U.S. Department of the Treasury published financial statements on March 16, 2026, for the fiscal year that ended the previous Sept. 30, a rumor spread that the reports had declared the U.S.

President John Mahama is set to table a landmark United Nations resolution on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, formally declaring the Transatlantic Slave Trade as the gravest crime against humanity, a move ...

President Trump said late Sunday that he is not ready to declare victory against Iran despite saying the U.S. has decimated the country militarily and economically. “No, I’m not going to do that.

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It is not just that wild swings are now normalised behaviour. It’s the big unknown of when and how this war could end despite the stated confidence of the US president about its duration and impact.

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. It is obviously “war” when two countries attack a third, kill its leader and try to ...

Lawmakers are trying to limit President Donald Trump's military authority by forcing him to stop operations against Iran unless he has explicit permission from Congress. The current resolution before ...

The Constitution says Congress, not the president, has the power to declare war on another nation, but there are exceptions and disagreements about war power. Let's get the facts. *** declaration of ...

“Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die.” — Herbert Hoover, 31st President of the United States In the past few years, the world has seen multiple conflicts across the ...

Democrats in Congress are expected to push a vote this week on whether to authorize military operations in Iran after the United States and Israel launched strikes against the country on Feb. 28. Four ...

Democrats are demanding an “immediate” vote in the US Congress over military action launched by Donald Trump against Iran, accusing the president of usurping the legislative branch’s power to declare ...

The conflict in Iran and the Middle East has entered its sixth day, with no let-up in strikes. Israel and the US have intensified attacks, while Iran has carried out fresh retaliatory strikes across ...