The Trump administration's executive order on mail-in voting is unconstitutional. States and Congress—not the President—have authority to regulate federal elections.

Apr. 3, 2026 Chris Hardee

Authors write that Congress must now impose a warrant requirement for Section 702 access to Americans' communications.

Mar. 31, 2026 Elizabeth Goitein and Hannah James

A warrant mandate is unnecessary, legally mistaken, and damaging to national security as the program faces expiration on April 20, 2026.

Mar. 31, 2026 George Croner

If Secretary Mullin is serious about reforming DHS, then he should consider the following list of suggestions, based on information provided by whistleblowers.

Mar. 30, 2026 Mark Zaid and Andrew P. Bakaj

The 2026 midterms is a critical test​ for whether election outcomes are determined by the will of the voters or by who controls the machinery of elections.

Mar. 27, 2026 Michael McNulty

The White House's National AI Policy Framework asks Congress to shut down the only governments that are regulating AI, in exchange for a federal regime that would not.

Mar. 26, 2026 David S. Rubenstein

Congress must ban demands for payment to the government for national-security related approvals and prohibit companies from making these payments.

Mar. 25, 2026 Ashley Deeks and Kristen Eichensehr

Iran’s staying power is not proof that the regime is strong; it is proof that it read the American way of war playbook. This forces a hard look at U.S. military assumptions.

Mar. 25, 2026 Lt. Col. Jahara Matisek

A timeline that chronicles major events in the Trump administration’s campaign of lethal strikes against suspected drug traffickers in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific.

Mar. 25, 2026 Jeremy Chin, Margaret Lin and 2 more

A 1983 Supreme Court ruling eviscerated the law allowing Congress to end war. The Iran strikes make that a five-alarm emergency.

Mar. 23, 2026 Michael J. Glennon

A year ago, the Trump administration seized the U.S. Institute of Peace and began to dismantle it, gutting a key capability to reduce and prevent violent conflict.

Mar. 17, 2026 Ambassador George Moose

The U.S. military continues maritime strikes on alleged drug smugglers and may now be hitting targets on land. Brian Finucane analyzes Trump’s latest War Powers report.

Mar. 13, 2026 Brian Finucane