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The Early Edition: October 4, 2019

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A page of the unclassified memorandum of U.S. President Donald Trump’s phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky from July 25, 2019 is shown September 27, 2019 in Washington, DC.

Trump’s Extortion of Ukraine Is an Impeachable Abuse of Power

The publicly known facts about President Trump’s interactions with Ukraine constitute a prima facie case for impeachment based on abuse of presidential power.
Demonstrators hold up signs as Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief Scott Pruitt testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee regarding his corruption. April 26, 2018 - Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. A sign reads, “Mr. Corruption.”

For Scientific Integrity in Government, Fix Political Appointments Process

The Brennan Center's National Task Force on Rule of Law and Democracy recommends ways to rein in abuses by converting long-held norms into law.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney in the Oval Office of the White House July 26, 2019.

Ukrainian Funding Delay Created a Paper Trail That Congress Should Follow

The Office of Management and Budget prevented the release of the Ukraine funding through its apportionment authority, a bureaucratic process that necessarily creates a paper trail.

The Early Edition: October 3, 2019

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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo takes a question during a press conference on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly on September 26, 2019 in New York City.

Pompeo’s Letter Is the Trump Administration’s Opening Salvo of Obstruction

The Trump administration now seems to be reverting to its previous strategy of total obstruction based on maximalist interpretations of executive authority.
Gregory Craig, former White House counsel to U.S. President Barack Obama, arrives at federal court September 3, 2019 in Washington, DC.

Greg Craig: The Government’s Latest Swing at FARA Enforcement & What Comes Next

In an offshoot of the Paul Manafort case in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, former Obama White House counsel and veteran Washington lobbyist Greg Craig was acquitted…
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo testifies during a hearing before the House Foreign Affairs Committee May 23, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

Deciphering the Pompeo-House Clash Over Witnesses

Top congressional oversight expert breaks it down — what are the competing claims, and which ones are stronger or weaker?

The Early Edition: October 2, 2019

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Contesting the Legality of Internet Shutdowns

As government communications shutdowns become more frequent, legal challenges citing international human rights law and domestic constitutional protections are also on the rise.…
A Sudanese demonstrator waves his hands as he stands on the hood of a security forces' vehicle, urging others not to cross the security barrier, during a protest near the presidential palace in Sudan's capital Khartoum on September 12, 2019, calling for the appointment of a new permanent chief of judiciary and prosecutor general.

Bringing the Rule of Law to Sudan

The country's new civilian ministers of justice and foreign affairs outlined their plans at the United Nations and appealed for international support before the window of opportunity…
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during a weekly news conference on Capitol Hill on September 26, 2019 in Washington, DC.

There Is No Constitutional Impediment to an Impeachment Inquiry that Concerns National Security

The Constitution assigns the House of Representatives the impeachment power precisely to address situations where an urgent national security risk means accountability can’t…
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