US Congress
‘Big’ legislative package shifts more of SNAP’s costs to states, saving federal dollars but causing fewer Americans to get help paying for food
Work requirements will expand and exemptions from them will recede. How much states have to pay will be tied to the prevalence of mistakes, not fraud.
Congress still has ways to throttle back Trump’s war with Iran – and to ask questions
As critics question President Trump’s motivations for war on Iran, it’s not just about politics. It’s about the Constitution and whether Congress has any hope of checking the president’s warmaking.
When a president is unfit for office, here’s what the Constitution says can happen
Amid lawmakers’ calls for the president’s removal from office, Americans may be wondering what would come next.
What a US attorney general actually does – a law professor spells it out
The combined political and legal roles and responsibilities of the US attorney general can create conflicts. Some attorneys general yielded to political pressure from the president – many did not.