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The Trump administration's proposed $1.45 trillion defense budget for fiscal 2027 comes up short in three key ways for U.S. security in the Indo-Pacific.

Close scrutiny of the administration’s plans for contributions to the Board of Peace is warranted in light of the large dollar amounts involved.

Congress has little authority to rewrite local limits on cooperation with federal immigration enforcement -- and shouldn’t try to do so.

Experts detail targeted reforms and legislative pathways Congress could enact to improve ICE and CBP accountability.

Unless Congress reasserts control over federal spending, the balance the framers designed could collapse into a self-financing presidency.

The deal circumvents the Appropriations Clause and congressional safeguards designed to enforce it, creating a system answerable only to the White House.

Introducing bipartisan legislation to reform the Nunn-McCurdy Act, giving Congress greater oversight of defense spending and enforcing accountability for cost overruns.

Costs for scientific progress and the public could be profound if the Trump administration succeeds in significantly cutting research funding.

If the Trump administration wants to end wasteful Pentagon spending, it should reform the many faltering weapons programs and review its contractor ecosystem.

It is easy, especially for litigation-minded lawyers, to focus the most attention on investigation enforcement mechanisms like contempt, but in Congress the vast majority of enforcement…

The Senate Parliamentarian's ruling on immigration reform should not be disregarded because it would undermine the rule of law.

There is a bipartisan path to cut unnecessary spending in the defense budget that protects U.S. security in a cost-effective way.