Results for War Powers

The subject of Peter Englund's book is "An Intimate History of the Turning Point of World War II." ... Englund, who is based in his native Sweden, features close to 40 people from around the world and what they were doing during that month and year of the war. He writes that: "At the start of that November many people still believed that the Axis powers would be victorious.

Tim Kaine (D-VA) discussed the war powers of Congress up to the 20th anniversary of the Iraq war, at an event hosted by the Cato Institute. Topics included the constitutional powers of the presidency and efforts to repeal 1991 and 2002 authorizations for use of military force (AUMF) in Iraq.

Santos (R-NY); Secretary of State Blinken on end of Israel-Hamas war humanitarian pauses; Federal Reserve Chair Powell on economy and interest rates; an interview with The Hill's Zach Schonfeld on SEC v. Jarkesy; a Supreme Court case about federal agency powers to issue fines; and retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor dies.

Jordan (R-OH) scraps plan to give Speaker Pro Temp Patrick McHenry (R-NC) additional powers and says he will try to win over enough House Republicans to be elected, President Biden gives prime-time address on Israel's war with Hamas and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and Federal Reserve Chair Powell speaks at Economic Club of New York.

Yale University's Paul Kennedy talked about the rise and fall of great powers during World War II and the actions of the navies of Britain, France, the United States, Germany, Italy, and Japan during the war.

Air Force Academy taught a class on Vietnam's War's "Operation Rolling Thunder" air campaign, which took place from 1965-68. He described goals of the campaign, such as destroying North Vietnam's transportation system, but also discussed the limitations put in place to avoid antagonizing other communist powers such as the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China.

The House defeated a war powers resolution from Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) directing the president to remove all U.S. troops from Syria.

French President Emmanuel Macron made keynote remarks at a ceremony in Paris to commemorate the centennial of the armistice that ended the fighting in World War I between Germany and allied powers. ... The ceremony included a performance by cellist Yo-Yo Ma; the reading by children of letters written by German, French, and British soldiers during the war; and a performance of Maurice Ravel's "Bolero."

University of Minnesota Professor Saje Mathieu taught a class about "neutrality" and what that concept meant in World War I America. She explained how neutrality did not mean inactivity, as the U.S. sold materials to both the Allied and Central Powers, helping both sides continue the fight.

The justices were to decide whether Congress' constitutional war powers make states subject to lawsuits brought by individuals.

Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman told lawmakers the Biden administration supports working with Con…

Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) spoke at a Cato Institute discussion on congressional war powers.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing to consider a joint resolution that would repeal th…

Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), and Mike Lee (R-UT) held a news conference on War Powers legislation.

House members debated legislation to repeal the 2002 Authorization of Use of Military Force Against Iraq.…

Founder Gary Powers, Jr. gave a tour of the Cold War Museum in Warrenton, Virginia, built on a former U.S. Army communication base that was used by the National Security Agency, CIA, and Army intelligence during the Cold War. ... Powers told the story of the Cold War through artifacts and photographs, and he also told the story of his father, Francis Gary Powers, whose U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union on May 1, 1960.

Rules Committee Chair Representative Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Ranking Member Representative Tom Cole (R-OK) talked about their hearing examining the War Powers Act and reasserting Congress' role.

Janice Crandell Powers was an infant when her father, World War II B-24 bomber pilot Leonard Crandell, was shot down over Germany on March 24, 1945. ... In this Friends of the World War II Memorial program, Powers used photographs and artifacts to tell the story.

Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates took a critical look at the use of U.S. power around the world since the end of World War II.

Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates (2006-2011) took a critical look at the use of U.S. power around the world since the end of World War Two.