American missionaries were kidnapped for ransom in Haiti. What happens in these cases?
Here’s the research on hostage-taking and recovery
Are the Trump administration’s actions in Portland legal? Are they constitutional?
The devil’s in the details.
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A short history of presidential vetoes and Congress’s attempts to override them.
What the JFK assassination files can tell us about the U.S. plot to kill Castro
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Who will Obama nominate to replace Scalia? Here’s how to think about it.
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No More Cups of Tea: Terrorism Research and the Law
This is a guest post from Tanisha Fazal, a political