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Foreign Policy Essay

Setting the Standard for CVE
Evanna Hu Sun, Feb 17, 2019, 10:00 AM
How will we know when CVE programs are working?
immigration

Does the Data President Trump Cited at His Emergency Announcement Even Exist?
Scott R. Anderson, Benjamin Wittes Fri, Feb 15, 2019, 3:47 PM
Inquiring minds want to know.
Executive Power

How Congress and President Obama Made Trump’s Wall Possible
Josh Blackman Fri, Feb 15, 2019, 3:10 PM
As part of its effort to construct a border wall, the Trump administration has invoked a statutory delegation of authority signed into law by President Obama after the 2016 election.
Executive Power

The National Emergency and the President’s Lawyers
Bob Bauer Sat, Feb 16, 2019, 1:27 PM
President Trump seems to have relied on the White House counsel’s office for advice on declaring a national emergency—but then disregarded the office’s repeatedly expressed doubts about the legal basis for the declaration.
Executive Power

What Is and Isn’t a Big Deal in Trump’s Executive Actions Related to the Border
Jack Goldsmith Sat, Feb 16, 2019, 9:25 AM
From a detached legal perspective, Trump’s actions are not terribly controversial or worrisome. In context, they are.

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