Congress

It is looking increasingly as though a nationwide program of testing, and hopefully vaccination, may be the only way to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus and bring back…

In the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s assault on the federal government’s internal watchdogs -- the Inspector General (IG) community -- Congress should empower IGs with…

Given the Trump administration’s foreign policy proclivities, it’s likely that Congress will have to do much of the heavy lifting.

The decisional layer cake that Congress has put in place over the years, including on sexual assault, is rife with potential for yet more command influence.

Remote voting critically helps ensure that Americans are not effectively disenfranchised if and when their representative becomes unable to show up in person.

A rocket docket could have prevented many of the abuses seen during the Trump administration, would reduce the likelihood of future abuses, and will enhance Congress’ ability…

A series of recommendations could position amici to make forceful civil liberties and privacy arguments, effecting change from within the FISA court system.

The House and Senate have passed resolutions that say President Trump has no authority to take the country to war against Iran.

Some alternatives to retain experience in key committee leadership for the good of congressional oversight.

Iraq is teetering, and the U.S. presence is uncertain. All the more reason to retain the kinds of U.N. and other civilian programs that prevent backsliding.

The time is now for Congress to build out its own expert capacity so that it can oversee — and, if necessary, try to compensate for the loss of — the highly technical expert…

A recent set of cases on congressional standing opens up an opportunity to restore Congress’ recourse to the courts for serious war powers violations—if Congress is willing…