executive branch

The Trump administration has operated outside the appropriations process and congressional oversight through its law firm settlements.

Coverage of key developments, including in concise “What Just Happened” expert explainers, legal and policy analysis, and more. Check back frequently for updates.

Federal courts possess a number of tools to ensure the U.S. government is held responsible for failing to enforce or execute court orders.

U.S. Military intervention in Panama would violate fundamental international norms and find no justification in the Neutrality Treaty.

The recently announced mineral deal is likely a lawful “sole executive agreement” that the president need not submit to Congress, but subsequent implementing agreements are…

A discussion with Rebecca Hamilton about the use of State power and how to identify linkages between individual developments and broader trends in press freedom and beyond.

Tracking the use of State power requires systematically identifying linkages between individual developments and broader trends. This graphic offers one method.

Negotiations to achieve some kind of end to Russia’s war on Ukraine have reached an intensive phase. Moments of truth lie immediately ahead.

"First, are these agreements legally enforceable? Second, if not, what principled reasons do the firms have for keeping their part of these bargains?"

The Trump administration’s proposed reorganization of the State Department is not just a reshuffle. It’s a realignment of diplomatic priorities that seems set to constrain…

Although the DOJ's briefs in birthright citizen cases might initially seem well-supported, a close look reveals that it is grasping at straws.

Is a distinct Trump strategy for AI beginning to emerge—and what will that mean for the United States and the rest of the world?