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.
Scott R. Anderson is a David M. Rubenstein fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. He previously served as an Attorney-Adviser in the Office of the Legal Adviser at the U.S. Department of State and as the legal advisor for the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq.
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Executive Power
What Authorities Is President Trump Using to Build a Border Wall?
Scott R. Anderson, Margaret Taylor Fri, Feb 15, 2019, 2:39 PM
The president signed spending legislation appropriating over a billion dollars for constructing a wall, along with a declaration of emergency to authorize an additional $6.5 billion.
Federal Law Enforcement
Questions for the Justice Department on Cohen and Whitaker
Scott R. Anderson, Benjamin Wittes Mon, Feb 11, 2019, 2:34 PM
We’ve submitted FOIA requests to find out how the Justice Department responded to Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker’s comments on the Mueller investigation and the bombshell BuzzFeed News story.
Venezuela
What Does It Mean for the United States to Recognize Juan Guaidó as Venezuela’s President?
Scott R. Anderson Fri, Feb 1, 2019, 2:29 PM
The Trump administration is using recognition to weaken the incumbent regime of Nicolás Maduro while strengthening Juan Guaidó’s opposition movement. But if it fails, this strategy may have dangerous consequences.
Executive Power
The Constitutional Quandary 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.
Federal Law Enforcement
What to Make of the Mystery Judgment in In re Grand Jury Subpoena
Scott R. Anderson, Quinta Jurecic Tue, Dec 18, 2018, 9:00 PM
What connection does the court battle over the subpoena of an unidentified state-owned company have to the Mueller investigation?
Yemen
The Senate Acts on Yemen
Scott R. Anderson Fri, Dec 14, 2018, 4:03 PM
By adopting two resolutions that oppose the Trump administration’s policies towards Saudi Arabia and Yemen, the Senate may have tipped the scales towards a change in policy.