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Patricia Zengerle

US Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, answers questions from the media near an exhibition of damaged Russian vehicles in central Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
August 8, 2026, 9:12 am
US Senate passes Russia sanctions championed by late senator Lindsey Graham
Bill also expands sanctions on Iran sought by White House; lawmakers’ concerns about tarriff authorizations could threaten legislation’s passage in House
By Patricia Zengerle
From left, Reps. Jason Crow, Pramila Jayapal and Greg Casar talk to reporters just after the US House narrowly passed a resolution to halt US military action in Iran, at the Capitol in Washington, July 23, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
July 23, 2026, 10:31 pm
US House symbolically votes to curb Trump’s Iran war powers, but Senate backs president
In bipartisan effort, House votes to order Trump to halt military action against Iran until he receives congressional approval, highlighting growing frustration ahead of midterms
By Patricia Zengerle
US President Donald Trump arrives to deliver his State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington on February 24, 2026. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP)
April 30, 2026, 11:41 pm
Deadline approaches for Trump to secure Congressional approval for Iran war
US president required under law to seek lawmakers’ okay for military action lasting over 60 days, which ends May 1, but White House could argue current truce reset the clock
By Patricia Zengerle
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., center, and fellow Republicans depart a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, March 25, 2026. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
April 10, 2026, 8:33 am
US Republicans block attempt to rein in Trump’s war powers over Iran campaign
US president’s threat that ‘a whole civilization will die’ sparks new concern among Democrats, who have begun to openly float impeachment for the first time since his reelection
By Patricia Zengerle and Richard Cowan
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Democrat-Washington, speaks during an event and memorial display calling for an end of the war in Iran, on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 18, 2026. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
March 19, 2026, 11:00 pm
Trump’s plan to seek $200 billion for Iran war faces stiff opposition in Congress
‘It takes money to kill bad guys,’ Hegseth says, but lawmakers on both sides of the house want more information, and even some Republicans are surprised at costs
By Patricia Zengerle and Steve Holland
US President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 4, 2020. (Leah Millis/Pool via AP)
February 24, 2026, 7:24 pm
State of the Union could be Trump’s best chance to sell voters on Iran plans
Annual address before Congress late Tuesday comes as US president has amassed forces in the Mideast and threatened strikes, but has yet to publicly make detailed case for an attack
By Patricia Zengerle
US Senator John Curtis, a Republican from Utah speaks during a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, January 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
February 13, 2026, 6:44 am
GOP senator to oppose Trump nominee for diplomatic post over his remarks on Israel, Jews
John Curtis of Utah cites Jeremy Carl’s ‘anti-Israel views and insensitive remarks about Jewish people,’ including minimizing the Holocaust, potentially sinking the nomination
By Patricia Zengerle
US President Donald Trump (right) meets with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, November 18, 2025. (Evan Vucci/ AP/ File)
November 21, 2025, 8:58 am
Behind Trump defense of Saudi crown prince, a deeper US shift on human rights
US president’s courting of strongman leaders alongside muted criticism of abuse marks move away from Washington’s traditional support for human rights globally, analysts say
By Matt Spetalnick, Patricia Zengerle and Simon Lewis
Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman waves goodbye while leaving the White House after a meeting in the Oval Office with US President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, November 18, 2025. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
November 19, 2025, 2:21 pm
Saudi crown prince heads to a US Congress no longer railing against him
But Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to Capitol will be more subdued than usual for world leaders, and neither the Republican House speaker nor Senate leader plans press remarks with him
By Patricia Zengerle and Simon Lewis
Democratic Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia, left, and Democratic Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island, right, depart following a classified briefing on President Donald Trump's directed strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities last weekend, at the US Capitol in Washington, June 26, 2025. (AP/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
June 28, 2025, 5:04 am
US Senate rejects Democratic bid to curb Trump’s authority to strike Iran
Opponents of measure say attack on Iranian nuclear facilities was a single, limited operation, not the start of sustained hostilities, and therefore within the US president’s power
By Patricia Zengerle
US voters fill out their ballots at the Stamford Government Center on the first day of early voting on October 21, 2024 in Stamford, Connecticut. (John Moore/Getty Images North America/Getty Images via AFP)
October 22, 2024, 8:35 pm
US intelligence says Iran, Russia and China hope to stoke post-election violence
While foreign actors unlikely to alter results of Nov. 5 vote, officials warn they remain intent on fanning divisive narratives to undermine confidence in democratic process
By Jonathan Landay and Patricia Zengerle
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a Joint Ministerial Meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-US Strategic Partnership discussing the humanitarian situation in Gaza, at the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretariat in Riyadh on April 29, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool/AFP)
August 9, 2024, 11:34 pm
US expected to end three-year ban on weapons sales to Saudi Arabia
Embargo imposed following high civilian casualties in Saudi war against Houthi terror group, but rapid changes in region following Oct. 7 made Biden administration reconsider
By Humeyra Pamuk, Patricia Zengerle and Steve Holland
Robert Malley, the Biden's administration special envoy for Iran, waits to testify about the Iran nuclear deal during a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations on Capitol Hill in Washington, on May 25, 2022. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/File)
May 8, 2024, 8:38 am
Republicans allege US envoy sent classified information to his personal email, phone
Senator Jim Risch and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul make the accusation against Rob Malley in a letter, but don’t provide details
By Patricia Zengerle and Arshad Mohammed
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