The US and Israel were among a handful of countries to vote against a UN resolution condemning slavery as the "gravest" crime against humanity and calling for reparations. The resolution, brought by ...

Sen. Ron Johnson, Sen. Rand Paul, and Sen. Gary Peters in Dirksen building in Washington, D.C. on March 19, 2026. Reporter The Senate for a third time rejected the chance to rein in President Donald ...

Washington — Senate Democrats have filed legislation that would prevent the U.S. from attacking Cuba without congressional approval as they seek to force a vote on President Trump's stated goal of a ...

LONDON, March 12 (Reuters) - Ghana intends to propose a United Nations resolution recognising transatlantic slavery as ‌the "gravest crime in the history of humankind" and calling for reparations, and ...

Kaia Hubbard is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital, based in Washington, D.C. The war powers vote came amid concerns that the U.S. could be engaged in another lengthy war in the Middle East, and ...

The House of Representatives rejected a war powers resolution aimed at reining in President Donald Trump's authority to use the military in Iran. The Senate rejected a similar measure on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives rejected an effort on Thursday to stop President Donald Trump's air war ‌on Iran and require that any hostilities against Iran be ...

Republican senators rejected a war powers resolution on Wednesday that would have required the Trump administration to seek congressional approval before continuing military action against Iran. One ...

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., gestures as he and the GOP leadership talk about the war against Iran, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, March 4, 2026. (J. Scott ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The measure would have required Congress’ explicit approval before future engagement with Iran. Republicans saw ...