The U.S. House of Representatives Oversight Committee will subpoena billionaire Leslie Wexner to sit for a deposition before the panel over his ties with late financier and convicted sex offender ...

President Donald Trump may have $2,000 tariff dividend checks on his wish list for 2026. But Congress will have something to say about it. For months, Trump has discussed his plan of giving Americans ...

Inherent contempt is Congress’s power to punish individuals for defying its lawful orders by fining or jailing them until they comply. Opinion: The double standard on executive power is impossible to ...

After being closed for business for much of the fall, the House of Representatives convened in Washington last week and gave away a large share of what remains of its power and influence. Two ...

Recent presidents have not been shy about claiming broad powers, but President Donald Trump has taken this trend into a crucial new area: federal spending. These precedents might well establish a new ...

President Donald Trump’s “Warrior Dividend” bonus for service members, which he suggested would be funded by tariff revenue, is actually a one-time basic allowance for housing stipend already approved ...

President Trump promised active duty troops a $1,776 check, citing increased revenue raised by tariffs, but the funding is coming from money for the military included in this year’s domestic spending ...

President Donald Trump’s $1,776 checks for more than a million troops, announced Wednesday, come from Congressionally-allocated reconciliation funds intended to subsidize housing allowances for ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth walks to the ...