Does Trump really have ‘absolute power’ to declare a national emergency? Let’s examine the statute.
Editors' note: We are reposting this analysis, first published on January
It’s the Game of Vacancies at the CFPB. Watch out for the bureaucratic duel of conflicting statutes.
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
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When you compare Trump to Nixon, think character not crime
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
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European privacy policy is not a cynical anti-competitive plot
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Minimal minimization? More concerns about surveillance
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Always in Vague
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Syria Authorization 2.0
News outlets including Roll Call's #WGDB blog recently released the
Revisiting the AUMF
During the April 2004 oral arguments in the Hamdi v
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John Brennan's confirmation hearing has just started - it's over
How Libya Did and Did Not Affect the Security Council Vote on Syria
The chorus of commentators who argue that Libya set a