Congress
Just Security’s expert authors offer analysis of U.S. Congress’ role in national security, foreign affairs, the rule of law, and rights. Coverage includes analysis and informational resources related to the legislative process, oversight and investigations of the executive branch, and major debates on the separation of powers and Congress’ constitutional role.
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Fast and Furious Litigation: Losing the Battle to Win the War?
Last week, Judge Amy Berman Jackson issued an important opinion in Oversight Committee v. Lynch, the subpoena enforcement litigation related to the House Oversight and Government…
What the Senate Preserved in Blocking the SAFE Act
Too often, when political decisions are driven by fear, the pressure on lawmakers to do “something” outweighs efforts toward creating sound public policy that takes practical…
A Wider Talent Pool Means a Stronger Marine Corps: A Response to Rep. Hunter
In a January 8 interview with Politico, Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) asserted that Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus’s support for opening all combat roles in the Marine Corps…
National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, January 19–22
Below is a calendar of congressional hearings on national security matters for this week. The Senate is in session, but the House is not. Wednesday, January 20 9:30am – Senate…
USA Freedom: The Rubber Meets the Road
The National Security Agency has released its Transparency Report on the implementation of the USA Freedom Act — as well as the minimization procedures to be used for the new…
Latest Guantánamo Transfers May Signal Change in Approach
Politicians and pundits are still fighting over whether President Obama should, can, or will close the Guantánamo Bay detention center before he leaves office. For his part,…
Just Security Editors’ Annotated State of the Union
President Obama’s eighth and final State of the Union address last night touched on a number of the national security and human rights issues that are often discussed on the…
National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, January 11–15
Below is a calendar of congressional hearings on national security matters for this week. President Obama will present his eighth and final State of the Union address before a…
National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, January 4–8
Below is a calendar of congressional hearings on national security matters for this week. It’s a bit of a slow week. Only the House is back in session; the Senate returns…
The Irresponsible Institutional Politics of an “Election Year”
This post is the latest installment of our “Monday Reflections” feature, in which a different Just Security editor examines the big stories from the previous week or looks…
Congress Squawks as Surveillance Chickens Come Home to Roost
A year that has alternated between major surveillance reforms and calls for new spying laws in the wake of ISIS attacks is set to close with a pendulum swing back against NSA surveillance…
More Problems With Prepublication Review
Editor’s note: This post also appears on Lawfare. Over the weekend, we published an op-ed in the Washington Post about the government’s broken prepublication review process.…