US Congress

‘Worst foreign policy blunder in decades’: US Republicans blast Trump’s Iran agreement as details emerge

An anti-US billboard on a building in Teheran on Apr 16.

Iran war ceasefire ‘terminated’ hostilities for war powers deadline, says US official

Congress has been effectively powerless in the face of an emergency declaration since the Supreme Court banned the legislative veto, as it now requires veto-proof majorities in both the House and the Senate to override the president’s determination.

Trump’s supporters should be careful what they wish for

Cancelled flights are seen on a screen at Orlando International Airport in Orlando, Florida, Oct 30, 2025. The shutdown has forced 13,000 air traffic controllers and 50,000 Transportation Security Administration officers to work without pay and snarled tens of thousands of flights.

US travel group warns Congress of Thanksgiving chaos amid government shutdown

The shutdown entered its 30th day, with Republicans and Democrats still at an impasse.

No GDP data released as US shutdown bites

The sale of public lands to help pay for President Donald Trump’s massive package of tax cuts and spending has become a political lightning rod.

Millions of acres of public land sales slated for US tax Bill

US Vice-President JD Vance (top left) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (top right) applauding as President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of the US Congress in the House Chamber of the US Capitol on Mar 4.

Trump warns of tariff ‘disturbance’ as he defends economic plans

President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of the US Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., March 4, 2025.

Trump wants to kill US$52.7 billion semiconductor chips subsidy law

US House Speaker Mike Johnson (centre) speaks to the media after the spending bill was passed in the House of Representatives at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., Feb 25, 2025.

US House passes budget blueprint geared to deliver Trump’s agenda

Democratic House control would force Republicans to negotiate on trillions of dollars worth of provisions in the 2017 tax law that expire at the end of next year.

US House is Democrats’ last hope after losing Senate