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The Jan. 6th Committee on Why Oaths Matter
The committee chair and vice chair told the story of Jan. 6 as a day of oaths upheld and broken.
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The committee chair and vice chair told the story of Jan. 6 as a day of oaths upheld and broken.
A bill before the House could give Congress what it needs in its conflicts with the executive branch while acknowledging executive branch prerogatives and broader constitutional traditions.
As Congress considers various reforms, including the Power of the Purse Act, both historical and contemporary context is useful.
Congress is capable of enforcing executive branch subpoenas itself, without reliance on the courts. But it will require revisiting and reforming how it exercises its contempt powers.
What do recent court decisions mean for the future of congressional oversight?
A deep dive into the embattled agency.
A Justice Department veteran testified last week that attorneys in the Antitrust Division were ordered to open unfounded investigations targeted at companies Attorney General Barr dislikes. If true, this is deeply troubling.
Democratic members of Congress today released the transcript of an interview conducted last week with former State Department Inspector General Steve Linick, who was abruptly fired last month.
The potential for expanded interior Homeland Security law enforcement activity raises questions about whether components of the department being called upon are subject to appropriate training, preparation and accountability.
The administration’s floundering response to the pandemic, along with its efforts to limit oversight through existing mechanisms, provides ample evidence of the need for a congressional probe.