Congress gets value from inspectors general
President Trump fired Michael Atkinson from his post as inspector general of the intelligence community. This week, the administration ensured that acting Pentagon inspector general Glenn Fine will not oversee… Read More
New resource on war powers resolutions reporting
New York University Law School’s Reiss Center on Law and Security has created this new resource. To aid in oversight (congressional, scholarly, media, etc.), the site compiled all the… Read More
Coalition urges Congress to reclaim war powers
Source: Defense.gov The Hill reports: A coalition of 20 advocacy groups from across the political spectrum are joining together to urge Congress to “restore the balance of national… Read More
Congress takes steps to rein in emergency authorities
This Saturday marks the one-year anniversary of President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency, meant to funnel billions of dollars earmarked for military construction and defense to the building of… Read More
Today: Reforming presidential emergency and war powers
Source: Defense.gov RSVP here Tuesday, February 11, 2020 Congress has delegated to the executive its authorities over war-making and national emergencies. For certain, Alexander… Read More
Is Congress willing to assert responsibility for trade?
As the Senate’s impeachment trial dominated domestic headlines, President Trump was busy at the World Economic Forum in Davos. There, he trumpeted the United States’ economic strength to our European… Read More
Event: Reforming presidential emergency and war powers
Source: Defense.gov RSVP here Tuesday, February 11, 2020 U.S. Capitol Congress has delegated to the executive its authorities over war-making and national emergencies. For certain, Alexander… Read More
The nuclear option has fizzled, again
Source: CNN. In 2013, during the 113th Congress, the Senate Democratic majority temporarily deployed what some have called the “nuclear option,” purportedly to break a confirmation logjam over President… Read More
Hearing on growing government, diminishing congressional capacity, and strengthening Congress
The Select Committee on the modernization of Congress held a hearing yesterday. The topic was “restoring capacity and equipping Congress to better serve the American people.” Posted below… Read More
It’s time to amend the War Powers Resolution
Source: Defense.gov The House of Representatives voted last week to prevent President Trump from engaging in additional hostilities against Iran without congressional approval. A similar measure is pending… Read More