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US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky smile at each other during a meeting in New York on September 25, 2019, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.

“Play Ball”: Why the Panic Over a Trump-Zelenskyy White House Meeting?

The symbolism of a foreign leader meeting with the US president in the White House sends an unmistakable signal worldwide, especially in this case to Russia.
A page of the unclassified memorandum of U.S. President Donald Trump’s phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky from July 25, 2019 is shown September 27, 2019 in Washington, DC.

Trump’s Extortion of Ukraine Is an Impeachable Abuse of Power

The publicly known facts about President Trump’s interactions with Ukraine constitute a prima facie case for impeachment based on abuse of presidential power.
Gregory Craig, former White House counsel to U.S. President Barack Obama, arrives at federal court September 3, 2019 in Washington, DC.

Greg Craig: The Government’s Latest Swing at FARA Enforcement & What Comes Next

In an offshoot of the Paul Manafort case in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, former Obama White House counsel and veteran Washington lobbyist Greg Craig was acquitted…
Trump with the Russian foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, and the Russian ambassador, Sergey Kislyak, at the White House on Wednesday, May 10, 2017.

Trump Goes Full Putin—Capitulation Inside the Oval Office

Trump's following Putin's whataboutism not simply for public consumption. He’s apparently internalized it and turned it against the United States.
The new U.S. Ambassador to the United Nation (UN), Kelly Craft, takes up the United State's seat at the Security Council at UN headquarters on September 12, 2019 in New York City.

National Security at the United Nations This Week

New U.S. Ambassador Kelly Craft taking her UN seat, Russia’s use of force, Israel’s annexation plans, hope for U.S. talks with Iran, U.K. austerity, and more. The latest in…
Mike Pence and Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Trump and Giuliani’s Quest for Fake Ukraine “Dirt” on Biden: An Explainer

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence last week gave an odd response to a question about whether the United States is withholding $250 million of aid for Ukraine until that country helps…
U.S. and Polish forces participate in a simulated tank battle during the "Tank Battle" event held at Below Piskie Training Area, July 13.

Trump Cuts “Muscle” from European Defense to Fund Border Wall

The Trump administration is taking $770 million from the European Deterrence Initiative, a program created to shore up European defense after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2014.
Subcommittee ranking member Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) speaks as Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) looks on during a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism hearing titled 'Extremist Content and Russian Disinformation Online' on Capitol Hill, October 31, 2017 in Washington, DC. A sign behind them reads, “The Russian Toolbox in the 2016 Election – Propaganda, Fake News, Trolls, and Bots: Yes – Hacking and Theft of Political Information: Yes – Timed Leaks of Damaging Material: Yes“

War is as War Does: World Order and the Future of Conflict

The release of the first part of the Senate Select Intelligence Committee’s bipartisan investigation into Russia’s 2016 election interference and Robert Mueller’s recent…
The dome of the U.S. Capitol Buidling and the US flag.

Expert Summaries of Mueller Report: A Collection

Top legal experts provide condensed, brief summaries of the Special Counsel's report.
House Judiciary Committee US Representative Jerry Nadler looks on during a press conference following the former Special Counsel's testimony before the House Select Committee on Intelligence in Washington, DC, on July 24, 2019.

The Trump Impeachment Process Began on March 4

On March 4, 2019, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler announced an investigation into “the alleged obstruction of justice, public corruption, and other abuses of…
An electronic version of the Mueller Report with redactions regarding the Internet Research Agency is seen on a cellphone outside the White House April 18, 2019, in Washington, DC.

How Secrecy Undermines Mueller and the Defense of Democracy

Official secrecy can diminish democratic discourse, limit debate, and blind the Congress and the public to the nature of the most imminent threats to democracy, all in the name…
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and fellow Democratic members of the committee (L-R) Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA), Rep. Val Butler Demings (D-FL), Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO) and Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee (D-TX) hold a news conference about this week's testimony of former special counsel Robert Mueller July 26, 2019 in Washington, DC.

How Congress Can Access the Legal Powers of Impeachment Without a Formal Inquiry

"It is safe to say the House is already well within the zone of its impeachment powers and may exercise the necessary and proper authorities that come with that power to investigate…
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