executive branch

The executive branch, through noncompliance and defiance, has delayed providing Congress with sufficient information on the war on terror.

Imposing robust safeguards for searches of Americans' communications in the FISA Section 702 program should be an easy path to preserving the program's intelligence value when…

Leaders must communicate carefully with the public and subordinates, and minimize damage to the military, without adding to societal tension.

Congress is trying to reassert itself after more than two decades of acquiescence to executive branch overreach on matters of war and peace.

Florida governor and U.S. presidential candidate Ron DeSantis has proposed action that would flout constitutional and statutory limits.

Congress should consider when and how the laws it enacts will be enforced and take steps to empower members of Congress to effectively challenge illegal wars in court.

Must the president follow any specific procedures when declassifying government information? The answer is a resounding no.

To help us understand how the presidential classification and declassification process works in practice, we have Brian Greer and Wendy Leben.

There was a time when the US didn't promote human rights or even consider it much of an objective in foreign policy at all.

"[E]nsuring that Trump receives a fair trial while maintaining his Sixth Amendment rights is a necessary step on the path toward accountability."

The field shows important signs of critical gains but also more work to do to elevate women, particularly women of color.

"An overarching concern of the senators was the organizational capacity of the State Department to respond nimbly to [global] challenges."