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Highlights

  • President Trump disembarks Air Force One. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)
    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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