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Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) (C) and fellow Senate Democrats hold photographs of constituents they say are negatively impacted by President Donald Trump's actions during his first month in office outside U.S. Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Congress Spotlight: The Minority’s Toolbox and a Possible Way Forward

The minority’s powers in Congress are limited—they cannot call hearings or issue subpoenas. But they do have a wide menu of options.
Senator Durbin appears in front of a seal of the United States Senate.

Leonard Leo and Harlan Crow Would Be Wise to Comply with Their Senate Subpoenas

While Crow may feel bullied, and Leo may feel that the inquiry is ill-intentioned, as a matter of law the two are obliged to comply anyway.
A video featuring White House Counsel Pat Cipollone and deputy Pat Philbin is played during the fifth hearing by the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol in the Cannon House Office Building on June 23, 2022 in Washington, DC.

The Law Requires Pat Cipollone to Answer the Jan. 6 Committee’s Questions

Former White House Counsel W. Neil Eggleston writes about the legal and professional implications for Trump's White House Counsel if Cipollone refuses to appear and fully answer…
A dark shadow strikes Steve Bannon across his face. An obscure figure stands behind him.

What Kind of Guilty Mind is Needed for the Criminal Contempt of Congress Statute?

An expert backgrounder on the Steve Bannon criminal case and the law of what prosecutors need to prove to get a conviction for contempt of Congress.

2022 Update: Good Governance Paper No. 2: The Congressional Subpoena Power

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

With Subpoena to a Photojournalist, Jan. 6 Committee Runs Needless Risks to Press Freedom

Alongside the predictable lineup of plaintiffs seeking to block the committee’s subpoenas of their phone records—Michael Flynn, Mark Meadows, and others—one stands out. A…
With the American flag draped behind them and dark brown wooden elevated table, U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) (C), chair of the select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol, speaks as (L-R) Reps. Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Liz Cheney (R-WY), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and Elaine Luria (D-VA) listen during a committee business meeting at Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill October 19, 2021 in Washington, DC. The committee held the meeting and vote to hold former Trump adviser Stephen Bannon in criminal contempt for refusing to cooperate with the committee’s subpoena.

The Path to Real Accountability: The Timetable and Track Record of the Jan. 6 Select Committee

A snapshot of what the Committee has accomplished, at a quick pace, to establish the record, and what to expect next.
Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-MS,flanked by other members of Congress, speaks to the media following testimony during the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the US Capitol adjourned their first hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 27, 2021. - The committee heard testimony from members of the US Capitol Police and the Metropolitan Police Department who tried to protect the Capitol against insurrectionists on January 6, 2021. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

How Stalling Tactics Could Still Constrain the January 6 Committee

Without a greater sense of urgency in the Jan. 6 investigation, it risks failing like every other effort to hold Trump accountable.

Expert Explainer: On Verizon’s Deadline for Turning Over Meadows’ Records to Congress

Former General Counsel of Verizon discusses why Meadows' lawsuit will stop the clock on Verizon turning over data to Congress--even though Meadows' lawyer failed to name company…
The dome of the U.S. Capitol Buidling and the US flag.

Questions the January 6 Select Committee Should Ask Its Witnesses

Dozens of specific questions for the Select Committee to ask, for witnesses to address even if not asked, for journalists to investigate, for the public to use as benchmarks, for…

Jan 6 Select Committee and Social Media Companies: 10 Key Pieces of Information to Subpoena

The Select Committee should request—better yet, subpoena—the following information from social media companies including Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Parler, and TikTok.
The dome of the U.S. Capitol building is seen behind a barbed wire fence on January 14, 2021. The barbed wire was installed after the attempted coup on January 6, 2021.

Scaling the Wall of Resistance: How Congress Can Compel Executive Branch Cooperation in a Jan. 6 Investigation

Three specific options Congress can use to scale the wall of Executive Branch resistance in a Jan. 6 Investigation.
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