Congress is losing its grip on the power to spend Americans’ money

Congress is supposed to control spending, but increasingly, the White House is dictating how America’s money is used.

U.S. Congress to vote on stopgap funding bill as COVID-19 aid talks continue

The U.S. Congress will vote this week on a one-week stopgap funding bill to provide more time for lawmakers to reach a deal on COVID-19 relief and an overarching spending bill to avoid a government ...

Biden to push U.S. Congress for money to fight pandemic globally

The United States will back a global plan to combat COVID-19 and get vaccines to poorer countries as part of a national ...

Trump administration tells Congress the U.S. is in "armed conflict" with drug cartels after Venezuela boat strikes

A notification sent to Congress and viewed by CBS News says President Trump has determined drug cartels are engaged in an ...

Trump ‘Determined’ the U.S. Is Now in a War With Drug Cartels, Congress Is Told

A notice calls the people the U.S. military recently killed on suspicion of drug smuggling in the Caribbean Sea “unlawful ...