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February 23, 2026
Little Clarity on Legality of Trump’s Foreign Aid Shutdown One Year After
Lawsuits to reinstate frozen foreign aid have been hampered by questions of standing, jurisdiction, and legal technicalities.
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February 5, 2026
Trump Shocked Canada Out of Complacency on Defense. Will It Last?
Ottawa has announced ambitious military spending plans, including in the sparsely protected Arctic.
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January 28, 2026
Rubio Faces Tough Questions From Democrats on Venezuela
Senators attacked the Trump administration’s justification for Maduro’s capture.
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January 21, 2026
U.S. Congress Sidesteps Greenland Debate in Defense Spending Bill
Lawmakers opted against using the power of the purse to forbid forcible annexation of Greenland.
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January 21, 2026
Trump Says He ‘Won’t Use Force’ to Acquire Greenland
In his speech in Davos, Trump asked for the territory and said only the United States could defend it.
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January 15, 2026
How Trump’s Pressure Tactics Sank the Venezuela War Powers Debate
Senate Republicans successfully used a controversial procedural tactic to strip a war powers resolution of its privileged status.
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January 13, 2026
U.S. Congress to Provide Billions More in Foreign Aid Than Sought by Trump
The spending bill is a mix of rebuttal and acceptance of Trump’s efforts to overhaul the foreign affairs bureaucracy.
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January 8, 2026
U.S. Senate Advances Measure to Curb Trump’s Venezuela Campaign
The early procedural success indicates that lawmakers may have reached their limits on Trump’s expansive interpretation of Article 2 powers.
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January 7, 2026
Democrats Scathing, Republicans Exultant Over Maduro Capture
The polarized response to the Venezuela military operation shows how deeply divided Congress is on Trump’s foreign policies.
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December 18, 2025
Judge Bans Trump From Laying off Hundreds of Diplomats Through January
The six-week injunction covers roughly 250 foreign service officers.
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December 16, 2025
Congress Aims to Turbocharge the U.S. Development Finance Corporation
The agency will be empowered to issue hundreds of billions of dollars in new loans to foreign countries.
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December 12, 2025
U.S. Diplomats Take Trump to Court Over Mass Firings
The U.S. Foreign Service officers union seeks an injunction to prevent nearly 250 terminations.
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December 8, 2025
Congress Moves to Restrain Trump in Annual Defense Policy Bill
The National Defense Authorization Act would limit Hegseth’s ability to reduce U.S. troops in Europe and Asia, among other measures.
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December 2, 2025
Republicans Criticize Hegseth for Deadly Caribbean Double Strike
Bipartisan lawmakers are demanding congressional probes into the defense secretary’s handling of a deadly boat strike.
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November 26, 2025
House Republicans Slam Witkoff Over Handling of Russia-Ukraine Talks
Republican opposition to the Trump administration’s chaotic approach to Russia-Ukraine negotiations is growing.
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