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Editorial: Congress must reassert its constitutional role in federal governance
Congress has passed fewer than 80 bills this session and rejected efforts to limit presidential war powers, reflecting deep partisan divisions and weak legislative leadership.
Is the U.S. Congress still a functional legislative body? It’s a reasonable question to ask after the Senate, and then the House, this week rejected legislative attempts to constrain President Donald Trump’s power to conduct the ongoing war with Iran. At a time of growing domestic and international crises, the institution granted sweeping powers under Article I of the Constitution continues to sit on the sidelines rather than exert itself. Its n…