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Setting the Board: Congressional Investigations and the New House Rules Package

Expert Explainer on the new House of Representatives' Rules Package and what it means for investigations and oversight.
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Congress Mandates Sweeping Transparency Reforms for International Agreements

"While there are still important gaps in the oversight regime, this legislative enactment represents the most significant transparency reform for international agreements in a…
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Twitter, Elon, Ye, and the “Lex Platformia” – Emergent Rules for Governing Social Media

An emerging set of rules that apply to public expression on platforms hosting content could ensure that necessary democratic safeguards are securely in place.
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How Support to Partner Forces Enables Secret War

With security cooperation as a means of pursuing U.S. military objectives becoming more frequent, Department of Defense-led security cooperation, particularly under §§ 333, 127e,…
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Ending Perpetual War

With the threat of terrorism receding, the Biden administration should seize the moment and illuminate a path back to peace.
US President Joe Biden addresses the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate from the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, next to the White House, in Washington, DC on June 17, 2022. - Biden hosts the virtual summit of major economies.

The Biden Administration Should Begin its “War on Secrecy” by Releasing Key War Powers Reports

Providing a meaningful report to Congress - and the American public - on legal and policy frameworks governing the use of force and related national security operations is not…
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DHS IG Cuffari’s Actions Exhibit Clear Pattern: Unwillingness or Inability to Meet the Mission

President Biden may be tempted to let the inspector general community police their own, but that might tacitly approve inferior performance.
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Expert Backgrounder: Criminal Statutes that Could Apply to Trump’s Retention of Government Documents

The DOJ obtained a search warrant for Mar-a-Lago. What underlying crimes might have justified the search? Experts survey the possibilities.
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The Russia Sanctions – How They Work and What Congress Needs to Know

"Extraordinary deployments of executive power, however appropriate they may seem, must be subject to close oversight. And if an informed Congress concludes that sanctions are working…

The Good Governance Papers: A “Report Card” Wrap-Up of 2022 Updates

A wrap-up of 2022 Good Governance Paper updates from leading thinkers on national security, rule of law, and government.

2022 Update: Good Governance Paper No. 8: How to Strengthen Oversight by Congress

At one-year mark of Biden administration, top experts revisit proposals to restore and promote nonpartisan principles of good government.

2022 Update: Good Governance Paper No. 11: Strengthening Inspectors General

At one-year mark of Biden administration, top experts revisit proposals to restore and promote nonpartisan principles of good government.
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