The Authorization for Use of Military Force is a joint resolution by Congress that gives the U.S. president the authority to leverage military force in a conflict. Such authorizations carry instructions regarding which region, what nation or even specific ...

Re: Congress Must Insist that President Bush's Language for an Iraq Resolution be Made Clear for Debate on Iraq to Be Meaningful On behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union and its approximately 300,000 members, we write to urge you to insist that a ...

When President Donald Trump recently launched missile strikes against Iran, the negative response from Democrats had little to do with the merits of the attack itself. Instead, many Democrats criticized the president for not getting authorization from ...

France and Britain, in coordination with the United States, are working to finalise a United Nations (UN) Security Council resolution in the coming days that would lay the foundation for a future international force in Gaza, France said yesterday.

On behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union and its approximately 300,000 members, we write regarding S.J. Res 46 and H.J. Res. 114, which are identical resolutions negotiated between Congressional leaders and the White House authorizing military force ...

In a rebuke to the president, the Senate narrowly agreed to bring up a War Powers Act resolution for a vote next week. The measure would require Mr. Trump to seek congressional authorization for military operations in Venezuela.