Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

This common view is rooted in a very basic error of understanding caused by careless reading. Let’s start with the crucial part of the law, from Section 2: “The ...

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 ...

Congress has a duty to take up War Powers resolutions and assert its primacy over matters of war and peace. Protesters gather at Federal Plaza on February 28, 2026, in Chicago, Illinois, to ...

The response to what could be the biggest geopolitical disaster of the 21st century is foot-dragging, silence, and sleepy, feigned opposition long after the deed is done. Senate minority leader Chuck ...

The United States and Israel carried out military strikes against Iran on Saturday, Feb. 28 targeting the country's top leaders and plunging the Middle East into a conflict that President Donald Trump ...

Lawmakers are calling on Congress to convene earlier than planned next week to vote on a war powers resolution in light of widespread U.S. attacks on Iran. “Donald Trump has launched a war on Iran and ...

In Tehran on Saturday as the U.S. and Israeli attack was underway. (Majid Asgaripour/Reuters) My big takeaway from the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq — which I deeply regret having supported — is that the ...

Pakistan bombed major cities in Afghanistan Friday, including the capital Kabul, with Islamabad's defense minister declaring the neighbors at "open war" following months of tit-for-tat clashes. The ...

Smoke from an explosion in Tehran amid U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on Saturday. (Majid Asgaripour/West Asia News Agency/Reuters) President George W. Bush’s misguided invasion of Iraq in 2003 ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — As U.S. forces mass in the Middle East, Iran faces the threat of major strikes by the world’s most powerful military, potentially targeting its leaders, military, nuclear sites and ...