Lawmakers from both major U.S. political parties have increasingly expressed discomfort with the growing use of congressional censure as a political tool.
November 20, 2025
high
political_trend
Summarizes a cross-party trend in attitudes toward censure in the U.S. Congress.
Use of U.S. military force abroad without explicit authorization from the U.S. Congress commonly raises legal and oversight questions among U.S. lawmakers.
November 05, 2025
high
temporal
Congressional authorization is a central element of U.S. legal and oversight frameworks governing the use of military force.
In 2025, some U.S. officials publicly compared drug‑trafficking organizations to terrorist groups and indicated intent to treat them similarly, while some U.S. lawmakers from both major parties expressed concern that executive-ordered military actions lacked congressional authorization and could raise international law issues.
October 24, 2025
high
temporal
Captures contrasting political and legal reactions within the U.S. to executive actions targeting drug-trafficking organizations in 2025.
U.S. lawmakers enacted temporary, COVID-era subsidies for the Affordable Care Act in 2021 as an emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
January 01, 2021
high
temporal
Describes the origin and purpose of temporary ACA subsidies enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic.