As members of Congress consider President Obama’s request to authorize military force in Syria, following evidence that President Bashar Assad’s use of chemical weapons killed over 1,400 people, a ThinkProgress analysis of the public statements of 232 Representatives found that 126...

The Obama administration’s request for U.S. military intervention in Syria would not pass the Congress as written because it is too broad, a senior senator said Sunday after a classified briefing on the situation. Sen. Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.), the dean of the Senate, told reporters after...

By 50 to 42 percent, more Americans say the United States should not take broad military action against the Syrian government for its alleged use of chemical weapons, according to an  NBC News poll  released Friday. The public is more open to  President Obama’s proposed...

President Obama has not ruled out a limited strike against Syria, despite rising congressional reluctance and the refusal by Great Britain’s Parliament to be part of a military engagement, administration officials told congressional leaders Thursday. “The officials made clear that the...