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 P. 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.
Misfits, ‘TV Casualty’: The Week In One Song Christopher Federico - July 26, 2019 Stop talking about Mueller’s testimony like it’s Geraldo opening Al Capone’s vault.
During Mueller’s testimony, some members of Congress will grandstand. Here’s the logic behind which ones will. Ju Yeon Park - July 24, 2019 These three graphs explain.
King Crimson, ‘The Letters’: The Week In One Song Christopher Federico - May 2, 2019 The Mueller letter.
How the Mueller report reminds us of Watergate Andrew Rudalevige - April 19, 2019 Four curious echoes of the iconic White House abuse of power.
Willie Williams, ‘Armagideon Time’: The Week In One Song Christopher Federico - April 19, 2019 The report arrives!
The Adverts, ‘We Who Wait’: The Week In One Song Christopher Federico - March 23, 2019 The report is filed, and America waits.
It’s not just Paul Manafort. This is why white-collar criminals often evade harsh punishment. Brett Curry and Banks Miller - March 17, 2019 We found some surprising data in our research
The shutdown is just the finale. Here are five takeaways from the Republican Congress’s chaotic 2018. Sarah Binder - December 27, 2018 Five takeaways from a year of one-party rule.
Can the president be indicted? Let’s see what the Greeks had to say about the rule of law. David Lay Williams - December 26, 2018 [caption id="attachment_81978" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III
Rudy Giuliani is Trump’s cybersecurity adviser. He might want a refresher. Henry Farrell - December 5, 2018 [caption id="attachment_81097" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Rudy Giuliani, a cybersecurity adviser to
What can House Democrats accomplish with their new oversight and investigative powers? Eric Schickler and Douglas Kriner - November 28, 2018 [caption id="attachment_80751" align="aligncenter" width="960"] House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi speaks
When Trump stretches democratic norms, do voters care? Milan Svolik and Matthew Graham - November 20, 2018 [caption id="attachment_80461" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump responded to CNN journalist
What’s the strategy of Russia’s Internet trolls? We analyzed their tweets to find out. Richard Bonneau, Leon Yin, Joshua Tucker, Jonathan Nagler, and Franziska Roescher - November 19, 2018 [caption id="attachment_80380" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The Twitter app on a smartphone.
No one is surprised that Jeff Sessions is out. But is his replacement’s appointment unconstitutional? Andrew Rudalevige - November 10, 2018 [caption id="attachment_80040" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks in
Showtime’s ‘The Circus’ is fast food — tasty if not always nourishing Stephen Dyson - September 23, 2018 [caption id="attachment_78068" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Stephen K. Bannon, President Trump’s former
President Trump says he could pardon himself. Shades of Nixon reemerge from behind the curtain. Andrew Rudalevige - June 5, 2018 [caption id="attachment_59384" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Richard Nixon says at a
Why has Trump been threatening to attack Syria? (Hint: It’s probably not about Syria.) Carrie Lee - April 13, 2018 [caption id="attachment_72221" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump at a news conference
Trump meets Qatar’s emir today. But efforts to resolve the Persian Gulf dispute have already stalled. Coates Ulrichsen - April 10, 2018 [caption id="attachment_72019" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Defense Secretary Jim Mattis stands with
There’s more to Russia’s cyber interference than the Mueller probe suggests Ryan Maness and Margarita Jaitner - March 12, 2018 An underlying theme running through special counsel Robert S. Mueller
Howlin’ Wolf, ‘Back Door Man’: The Week In One Song Christopher Federico - March 9, 2018 Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III assembles evidence suggesting that
The surprise Mueller indictment tells us how we’ve been wrong about Russian trolls Henry Farrell - February 16, 2018 [caption id="attachment_69343" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The silhouette of Robert S. Mueller
Trump set a record for White House staff turnover in the first year Kathryn Tenpas - January 16, 2018 Every new president loses top staff during the administration’s first
President Trump claims the FBI is tainted and its reputation in tatters. This graph shows he’s wrong. David Lewis - December 16, 2017 “It’s a shame what’s happened with the FBI,” President Trump
The Boomtown Rats, ‘I Don’t Like Mondays’: The Week In One Song Christopher Federico - November 3, 2017 This week: On a rough Monday for the administration, special
State attorneys general have taken off as a partisan force in national politics Paul Nolette - October 23, 2017 [caption id="attachment_65241" align="aligncenter" width="960"] New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman
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
Firing Comey was legal. That doesn’t mean it was a good idea. Andrew Rudalevige - May 10, 2017 [caption id="attachment_58102" align="alignleft" width="1024"] A reporter reads the letter from