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Federal Law Enforcement
Robert Mueller’s Take Care Clause
Quinta Jurecic
Mon, Apr 29, 2019, 11:21 AM
The special counsel’s legal reasoning regarding what it means for the president to “take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed” locates Trump far outside the norm of presidential behavior.
Congress
Trump Sues Oversight Committee: Valid Move or Aggressive Delay Tactic?
Margaret Taylor
Fri, Apr 26, 2019, 2:20 PM
The lawsuit is not likely to prevail on the merits. But it’s consistent with the president’s aggressive stance toward Congress and could have the effect of tying up the committee in a lengthy legal process.
Foreign Policy Essay
The Utility of Proxy War
Tyrone Groh
Sun, Apr 28, 2019, 10:00 AM
When a country can control its proxies' behavior and keep costs down, intervening through local groups can be the least bad option.
Federal Law Enforcement
Notes on the Mueller Report: A Reading Diary
Benjamin Wittes
Fri, Apr 19, 2019, 3:37 PM
Reading the report carefully and writing my thoughts as I go.
Congress
'Masters From Two Equal Branches of Government': Trump and Congress Play Hardball
Jonathan Shaub
Sat, Apr 27, 2019, 10:00 AM
The current battles over subpoenas arise out of the fundamentally different views held by the executive branch and Congress about their respective constitutional authorities in the context of congressional oversight.
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Document: FISC Releases 2018 Annual Report
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Fri, Apr 26, 2019, 7:26 PM
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Apr 20, 2019
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Document: House of Representatives Seeks Preliminary Injunction Against Border Wall
Quinta Jurecic
Apr 23, 2019
Take More Care: Did the President Tell Subordinates to Violate the Law?
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Caitlyn Yates
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