Lawmakers Say the FBI's Problematic Carter Page Warrants Require Congressional Surveillance Reforms
A bipartisan coalition wants to restrain secret snooping and create more independent oversight of the secretive FISA Court.
A bipartisan coalition wants to restrain secret snooping and create more independent oversight of the secretive FISA Court.
Josh Blackman argues that the tradeoff isn't worth it. Here's why I disagree.
Republicans might rue that mistake when Elizabeth Warren or Bernie Sanders inherits Trump's beefed-up trade authority.
A response to Josh Blackman's New York Times op-ed on the case against Trump (with updates)
Plus: Brexit is finally (for real!) going to happen, Bernie Sanders surges in the polls, and a peaceful Virginia gun rights rally was apparently violent all along
An interesting amicus brief by Professor John Harrison in Seila Law LLC v. CFPB
"President Trump corruptly abused the powers of the Presidency to solicit foreign interference in the upcoming presidential election for his personal political benefit," said Schiff.
Senators who take their constitutional responsibilities seriously would seek more evidence about Trump's motive for the aid freeze.
Republicans and Democrats sparred over which rules should stay and which should go.
The article explains why the Supreme Court was justified in overruling longstanding precedent in this important recent constitutional property rights case.
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The president’s lawyers argue that abuse of power is not impeachable unless it breaks the law.
The Reason Roundtable hands out darts and laurels for the impeachment process to date, and also wades into the Democrats' great Gender Wars of 2020.
President Donald Trump is still heading for an almost certain acquittal.
That's a bad thing, even—or especially—from a libertarian perspective.
Putin has every intention of staying in charge.
Why slippery slope concerns are a bad argument against impeaching and removing Trump for abuse of power.
Some privacy activists say the bill still falls short.
Senator Edmund Ross' vote against impeachment was no "Profile in Courage."
A divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit finds the plaintiffs lack Article III standing in Juliana v. U.S.
Historian Amity Shlaes talks about the last time a president massively expanded the federal government to help people.
He also implicated Vice President Mike Pence and Rep. Devin Nunes.
A new abortion case raises an old question.
The Government Accountability Office says Trump's spending delay was illegal.
President Donald Trump's trial will likely begin next week.
Amity Shlaes's new history of the late 1960s explains the failure of the last time the federal government tried to fix all that was wrong with America.
Four Republicans cross the aisle to support a new resolution limited the president's power to wage war. But could they get enough to overrule a veto?
Even the president’s buddies understand the threat posed by the unconstrained use of military force.
It's crucial to get the constitutional text and history straight.
Will we get to hear from the people in Trump's inner circle who might actually know whether he did or did not engage in impeachable misconduct?
Newly released data suggests Census analysts dramatically over-estimated the extent to which a citizenship question would discourage responses.
The legal basis for such a ruling is hard to find.
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“Let’s vote on this and see who is serious about ending forever wars.”
The former press secretary thinks abiding by the Constitution would be the worst thing for America right now.
Sens. Mike Lee and Rand Paul declare support for a Senate version.
Whether politicians care about congressional oversight seems to hinge on who is in power.
Hearings aren’t about educating lawmakers or getting answers. They're all about getting good soundbites.
The high school student was falsely accused of racial harassment, and has sued media companies for $800 million.
Politicians use congressional hearings to score cheap points and bully productive people.
The big question is whether Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will allow any witnesses at all.
Jurors remain free to exercise judgment and mercy in a criminal justice system that often lacks both.
The constitutional role of Congress is not to cheerlead a major escalation of a nearly 17-year-old conflict. It's to consider the best interest of the American people.
The CIA and its defenders insisted that torture would help keep America safe. They were wrong.