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Measure would require new war authorization from Congress

A House panel has approved a measure calling for debate on new presidential war powers as the U.S. gets more involved in Syria's civil war. The measure proposed by an anti-war Democrat, congresswoman Barbara Lee of California, is now part of a military spending bill. The Republican-led House...

American Muslims decry Trump travel ban

American Muslim leaders Friday decried Donald Trump's rhetoric towards their community and predicted the president's travel ban would eventually be proven unlawful, a day after a weakened version of the measure came into force. A limited version of Trump's travel ban -- temporarily barring...

U.K. consumers suffer long spending-power decline

British consumers have suffered the longest decline in their spending power since the 1970s, raising questions about whether the Bank of England really is likely to raise interest rates any time soon. Official data published Friday confirmed that the world’s fifth-biggest economy went into a...