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Preparing for 2029: A Reconversion Strategy

The next U.S. administration should adopt a planning model of centralized strategic coordination and decentralized substantive execution.
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Breaking the Cycle of Corruption: Congress Needs to Show Historic Leadership on Accountability

To put the country on a path toward democratic renewal, Congress must prioritize genuine accountability for executive branch abuses.
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Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions

A public resource tracking all the legal challenges to the Trump administration's executive orders and actions.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks while wearing a scowl and gesturing with his right hand as behind him can be seen an American flag-colored backdrop with the words "State of the Force" in full view in large block letters.

How Hegseth’s Ideological Transformation Has Damaged the U.S. Military

Secretary Hegseth's efforts to remake the military to align with his ideological views threaten U.S. national security.
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Recovering Stolen Money Is Key to Tackling Widespread Corruption

Clawing back corruptly obtained money may be the most viable approach for effective accountability and anti-corruption enforcement.

The Trump Administration’s Use of State Power Against Media: Keeping Track of the Big Picture

Tracking the use of State power requires systematically identifying linkages between individual developments and broader trends. This interactive graphic offers one method.
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What a Democratic Congress is Likely to Do on Foreign Policy

What actions the incoming House and Senate majorities may take on the Iran war, tariffs, foreign assistance, and more.
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America’s Civic Renewal Is Here, And Veterans Are Leading It

This Veterans Day should remind us that Americans do not have to agree on everything to build something together.
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COP31 and the U.S. Retreat from Global Climate Leadership

Expect COP31 to be judged less by its concrete outcomes than by who steps into the space the United States has left behind.
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Deference, the Insurrection Act, and the Statutory History

Any court deciding whether to defer to the president when he invokes the Insurrection Act must engage with the law's statutory history.

Why the Department of Defense Should Keep its Name

Renaming the Department of Defense the Department of War would muddle the U.S. military’s mission and purpose.

After the Midterms: What to Expect on Congressional Oversight

Andy Wright joins Ryan Goodman to discuss the potential for oversight and investigations of the Trump administration in the next Congress.
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