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Executive Power

Can the President Cut Support for Congressional Foreign Travel During the Shutdown?
Ryan Scoville Tue, Jan 22, 2019, 12:18 PM
President Trump is using the shutdown as justification to severely restrict executive branch support for all congressional foreign travel, whether or not military aircraft are involved.
Federal Law Enforcement

Must Bill Barr Abide Ethics Advice on Recusal? A Debate
Barbara McQuade, Chuck Rosenberg Tue, Jan 22, 2019, 7:57 AM
The nominee to serve as attorney general promised to seek the advice of ethics officials on recusal from the Mueller investigation—but not to heed that advice. Is that enough?
Executive Power

The Constitutional Crisis Already at the Border
Scott R. Anderson Tue, Jan 22, 2019, 1:42 PM
The Trump administration’s actions at the border already raise serious constitutional questions. And none of them have to do with the wall.
Foreign Policy Essay

Thinking Critically About “By, With, Through” in Syria, Iraq, and Beyond
Morgan Kaplan Sun, Jan 20, 2019, 10:00 AM
The U.S. military is relying more and more on partner operations, but what happens when they end?
impeachment

Can the Senate Decline to Try an Impeachment Case?
Bob Bauer Mon, Jan 21, 2019, 11:10 AM
The Senate has a responsibility to do so—but not an express constitutional obligation. And in a time of disregard for established institutional practice and norms, the current leadership of the Senate could choose to abrogate them once more.

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