Civil servants are the last defense against a lawless president. It’s no wonder Trump didn’t trust them. Walter M. Shaub, Jr. - October 10, 2021 U.S. democracy counts on public servants to be loyal to the Constitution, not politicians
Trump won’t cooperate with congressional oversight. Here are Congress’s options. Liz Hempowicz and Anne Tindall - September 14, 2020 The legislature’s powers of inherent contempt might allow it to punish non-compliers.
Foreign hackers have made it harder for the U.S. to prosecute them Tim Maurer and Garrett Hinck - April 7, 2020 The Justice Department dropped charges against these two Russian companies
Trump tweets that he’s America’s chief law enforcement officer. That’s only true if others let him be. William D. Adler - February 19, 2020 Impartial law enforcement is critical for democracy.
We’re on the road to impeachment. Here’s what you need to know about what’s ahead. Sarah Binder - December 12, 2019 Watch for party fractures that could make things more interesting.
Barr blames lawyers for undermining the president’s power. Actually, they helped build it. Amanda Hollis-Brusky - November 18, 2019 Federalist Society lawyers are the architects in chief of the “imperial presidency.”
Pelosi will get more out of today’s impeachment inquiry vote than Republicans. Here’s why. Sarah Binder - October 30, 2019 She’s undercutting the GOP’s complaints about process — and daring them to defend the president on substantive grounds.
No, the Trump impeachment inquiry is not a coup Joseph Wright, John Chin, and David Carter - October 15, 2019 There were four coups attempted in 2019. Trump supported one of them.
No, Trump isn’t Teflon. Scandals lower his approval among Republicans — if they see the news. Raymond J. Pingree, Mingxiao Sui, Nathan Kalmoe, Martina Santia, Kirill Bryanov, Kathleen Searles, Joshua P. Darr, and Brian K. Watson - September 9, 2019 Here’s how we know.
Dan Coats just resigned as Director of National Intelligence. Here’s why that matters. Michael Poznansky - July 30, 2019 Whoever succeeds him almost certainly will be a less independent voice.