Did Biden have the authority to bomb Houthi targets in Yemen? Andrew Rudalevige - January 30, 2024 Let’s look at the Constitution, the War Powers Resolution, and what might authorize or constrain military action.
Does Trump really have ‘absolute power’ to declare a national emergency? Let’s examine the statute. Andrew Rudalevige - February 15, 2019 Laws that try to restrict presidential power can backfire.
It’s the Game of Vacancies at the CFPB. Watch out for the bureaucratic duel of conflicting statutes. Andrew Rudalevige - November 29, 2017 It’s not exactly “Game of Thrones” — federal budget procedures
Here’s why the Trump administration may actually want Congress to pass a new authorization for military force Andrew Rudalevige - November 20, 2017 [caption id="attachment_66466" align="aligncenter" width="960"] In this photo from Nov. 6, U.S.
When you compare Trump to Nixon, think character not crime Andrew Rudalevige - June 9, 2017 http://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/a-historic-day-in-washington-in-3-minutes/2017/06/08/9fa8fd52-4caa-11e7-987c-42ab5745db2e_video.html James Comey’s testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee casts
The NSA is massively reorganizing itself. That’s going to hurt its credibility Henry Farrell - February 10, 2016 [caption id="attachment_35531" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A snowman with a pretend NSA
European privacy policy is not a cynical anti-competitive plot Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman - February 26, 2015 [caption id="attachment_21955" align="alignnone" width="620"] President Obama waves during the White
Minimal minimization? More concerns about surveillance Andrew Rudalevige - August 16, 2014 [caption id="attachment_14510" align="alignleft" width="300"] What rules will Congress give the
Always in Vague Andrew Rudalevige - January 21, 2014 [caption id="attachment_5564" align="alignleft" width="319" special=""] For President Obama, flexibility is
Syria Authorization 2.0 Andrew Rudalevige - September 4, 2013 News outlets including Roll Call's #WGDB blog recently released the