Top Dem: Lawmakers taking ‘more active role’ in Trump foreign policy

Top Dem: Lawmakers taking 'more active role' in Trump foreign policy

Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) says Congress is taking a more active role in foreign policy as it reviews the president’s authority over nuclear weapons.

“We have been more prescriptive on the responsibilities of the president on foreign policy, and that’s Congress’s prerogative, and we’ve done that under President Trump. Yes, we are taking a more active role,” Cardin told Politico.

He added that “we could now have a more deliberative process under the presidential command for the use of nuclear weapons, and I think Congress is looking for a way to assert…

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