Could Congress Cut Off Funding to Libyan Conflict?

Don’t hold your breath, our colleague Mark Benjamin writes at TIME’s Battleland blog. The House appears poised to vote on an amendment to a defense appropriations bill that would cut off funding to the war non-hostile armed conflict in North Africa. While the measure could find support among the bipartisan cadre of members irked by [...]

Congress Clashes With Another President Over War Powers

(l to r): Saul Loeb / AFP / Getty Images, Rodrigo Abd / AP

The right and the left are taking President Obama to task over his involvement in Libya. House Speaker John Boehner sent the President a letter on Tuesday informing him that as of this weekend, he will be in violation of the War Powers Resolution, and demanding a clarification on the mission. On Wednesday, Rep. Dennis [...]

1,000 Words: Swing Vote Edition

The latest from our White House Photo Blog. Anyone else suspect the Democrats might be warming up to that whole Department of Peace idea?

Kucinich Says He’ll Vote For Health Care Reform

Ohio Congressman and former presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich today announced his support for health care reform. Kucinich was one of two progressives who voted against the legislation when it passed the House in November on the grounds that it didn’t go far enough towards the single payer system they supported. The other member was former [...]

Withdrawal from Afghanistan?

Meanwhile, on the other side of Capitol Hill, Dennis Kucinich introduces legislation to end the war in Afghanistan: