Colombia needs reform. It is among the world’s most unequal countries. It is painfully hard for a poor child to ascend into ...

Astounding in their intellectual breadth, and almost frightening in their foresight, they provided the answer to the question posed here long ago: Does the United States have a national interest in ...

In anticipation of Independence Day and to celebrate 249 years as a nation, the Chemung County Historical Society is inviting the public to a special reading of the ...

In the wake of the US attacks on Iran over the weekend, there was immediate bipartisan chatter in Congress about passing a resolution accusing President Trump of violating the War Powers Act. The 1973 ...

I have received great advice over my 65 years. Two pieces of advice that came to mind recently were: “Always ask questions” and “Look at the original source.” State Rep. Big G. Schuette recently ...

Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution places the power "to declare War" exclusively in the hands of Congress. The president of the United States, whose own limited powers are separately enumerated ...

The massive tax and spending cuts package that President Donald Trump wants on his desk by July 4 would loosen regulations on gun silencers and certain types of ...

Speaker Mike Johnson signaled he was not inclined to allow a vote on whether to authorize military strikes in Iran, while ...

The secretary of state is a state-level position in 47 of the 50 states. The position does not exist in Alaska, Hawaii and Utah.In Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Virginia, the office is called the ...

President Donald Trump’s order to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities presents a new test of the Constitution and the extent of ...

Trump’s unlawful strikes on Iran have laid bare the absence of any effective legal constraints on a U.S. president to use ...

This outcome was something the Constitution was designed to prevent. "The Framers of the Constitution were clear that only Congress is empowered to commence offensive military hostilities," former Rep ...