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Thursday, Mar 5th, 2026 - Multiple times during Donald Trump's second presidency, Congress has debated his military authority, first in Latin America and now the Middle East. The latest test will come in the GOP-controlled House on Thursday after the Senate voted down a Democratic measure to limit Trump, at least theoretically, in the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. Like many predecessors, Trump claims broad, even unlimited power over U.S. ...

Thursday, Mar 5th, 2026 - March 5 (UPI) -- Three British men arrested on Wednesday for allegedly spying for China have been released on bail, and the wife of one is being investigated by her political party. The three are David Taylor , 39; Matthew Aplin, 43; and Steve Jones , 68. Taylor, who is married to Member of Parliament Joani Reid, is a former adviser to Labour Party Secretary of State for Wales Peter Hain, and is a lobbyist for ...

Thursday, Mar 5th, 2026 - BEIJING (AP) — China on Thursday set its lowest economic growth target since 1991 at the opening of its annual national congress, in what some economists interpreted as a reflection of pragmatism as a weak domestic economy bites. Beijing also released the full draft of its five-year plan up to 2030 outlining its economic and political policy priorities, with a focus on boosting self-reliance in areas like ...

Thursday, Mar 5th, 2026 - National Security The Glaring Oversight in the U.S. War Plan The Pentagon failed to adopt Ukraine's best tools for downing drones. Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Sergei Supinsky / AFP / Getty. March 5, 2026, 5:07 PM ET Save Listen − 1.0x + Seek 0:00 12:12 T he United States and Israel took at least a month to prepare their attack on Iran, assembling the largest arsenal of aircraft carriers and fighter ...