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Ben Cardin: Trump must come to Congress for next steps in Syria

National Security

Ben Cardin: Trump must come to Congress for next steps in Syria

Kyle Feldscher · April 7, 2017 2:46 pm

Senate votes to confirm Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court: LIVE

Senate votes to confirm Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court: LIVE

Washington Examiner Staff · April 7, 2017 2:38 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on the Senate floor that he was told Thursday night about the strike by Vice President Mike Pence, and said other senators would be briefed Friday. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

National Security

Trump administration to brief Senate on Syria strike

Susan Ferrechio · April 7, 2017 2:29 pm

President Donald Trump speaks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Thursday, April 6, 2017, after the U.S. fired a barrage of cruise missiles into Syria Thursday night in retaliation for this week's gruesome chemical weapons attack against civilians. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Beltway Confidential

How to square Trump’s Syria attack with his campaign rhetoric

Philip Klein · April 7, 2017 2:19 pm

March's job growth was less than half of jobs produced in February, which was nearly 220,000. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Unemployment drop in March is ‘bad news’ for Trump, Politico says

Eddie Scarry · April 7, 2017 2:18 pm

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Nancy Pelosi demands House return to vote on military authorization

Susan Ferrechio · April 7, 2017 2:03 pm

"The Trump administration is continuing the Obama administration's legal strategy to obstruct and defend Hillary Clinton's email practices." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Watchdog calls on Trump to fulfill Obama-era FOIA requests

Todd Shepherd · April 7, 2017 2:00 pm

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., said President Trump should have sought a vote on authorizing military force in Syria before ordering Thursday's cruise missile strike. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

National Security

Tim Kaine: Trump has no congressional authorization for Syria strike

Kyle Feldscher · April 7, 2017 1:43 pm

America’s weapons on display: Jamie McIntyre reports from the Sea Air Space Expo

America’s weapons on display: Jamie McIntyre reports from the Sea Air Space Expo

Michael Graham · April 7, 2017 1:41 pm

Senate subcommittee on Investigations member Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., questions witnesses during the subcommittee's hearing on "adequacy of the Department of Health and Human Services' efforts to protect unaccompanied alien children from human trafficking," Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Push to end Obama’s catch and release program for illegal youths

Paul Bedard · April 7, 2017 1:40 pm

President Trump will swear in Neil Gorsuch as an associate Supreme Court justice early next week, the White House said Friday. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Trump to swear in Neil Gorsuch next week

Gabby Morrongiello · April 7, 2017 1:32 pm

Charles Krauthammer, reacting to Senate Republicans killing the filibuster option for Supreme Court nominees, said Democrats may not see the court tilt in their favor now for decades.

Krauthammer: Democrats may have cost liberals the Supreme Court ‘for a generation’

Eddie Scarry · April 7, 2017 1:31 pm