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In an op-ed for The Economist, Distinguished Senior Fellow Bob Bauer, with Jack Goldsmith, lays out how President Trump’s claimed authority to impose new voting rules on states could challenge results in 2026’s pivotal midterm elections.
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In an op-ed for The Economist, Distinguished Senior Fellow Bob Bauer, with Jack Goldsmith, lays out how President Trump’s claimed authority to impose new voting rules on states could challenge results in 2026’s pivotal midterm elections.

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In an op-ed for The Economist, Distinguished Senior Fellow Bob Bauer, with Jack Goldsmith, lays out how President Trump’s claimed authority to impose new voting rules on states could challenge results in 2026’s pivotal midterm elections.

As Syrian President al-Sharaa visits the White House for the first time, Non-Resident Senior Fellow Michael Hanna speaks with The Washington Post on the sectarian violence that has posed a challenge to Syria’s transition.
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As Syrian President al-Sharaa visits the White House for the first time, Non-Resident Senior Fellow Michael Hanna speaks with The Washington Post on the sectarian violence that has posed a challenge to Syria’s transition.

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As Syrian President al-Sharaa visits the White House for the first time, Non-Resident Senior Fellow Michael Hanna speaks with The Washington Post on the sectarian violence that has posed a challenge to Syria’s transition.

“There has been no armed attack. There is no organized armed group [and] there is no armed conflict:” Non-Resident Senior Fellow Rebecca Ingber speaks to The Christian Science Monitor about the Trump Administration’s ongoing lethal boat strikes.
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“There has been no armed attack. There is no organized armed group [and] there is no armed conflict:” Non-Resident Senior Fellow Rebecca Ingber speaks to The Christian Science Monitor about the Trump Administration’s ongoing lethal boat strikes.

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“There has been no armed attack. There is no organized armed group [and] there is no armed conflict:” Non-Resident Senior Fellow Rebecca Ingber speaks to The Christian Science Monitor about the Trump Administration’s ongoing lethal boat strikes.

Reiss Center Student Scholars Margaret Lin and Jeremy Chin provide an essential Just Security timeline chronicling U.S. military strikes against suspected drug traffickers in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, statements by administration officials, and related congressional actions.
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Reiss Center Student Scholars Margaret Lin and Jeremy Chin provide an essential Just Security timeline chronicling U.S. military strikes against suspected drug traffickers in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, statements by administration officials, and related congressional actions.

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Reiss Center Student Scholars Margaret Lin and Jeremy Chin provide an essential Just Security timeline chronicling U.S. military strikes against suspected drug traffickers in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, statements by administration officials, and related congressional actions.

In a New York Times op-ed, Faculty Co-Director Andrew Weissman and Mary McCord argue that the Supreme Court decision in Trump v. United States unleashed rather than prevented weaponized prosecutions against perceived political enemies.
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In a New York Times op-ed, Faculty Co-Director Andrew Weissman and Mary McCord argue that the Supreme Court decision in Trump v. United States unleashed rather than prevented weaponized prosecutions against perceived political enemies.

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In a New York Times op-ed, Faculty Co-Director Andrew Weissman and Mary McCord argue that the Supreme Court decision in Trump v. United States unleashed rather than prevented weaponized prosecutions against perceived political enemies.

Contextualizing the latest strike in the Caribbean, Defense One’s “The D Brief” newsletter features Reiss Center Student Scholars Margaret Lin and Jeremy Chin’s Just Security timeline of recent U.S. military action against alleged narcotics traffickers.
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Contextualizing the latest strike in the Caribbean, Defense One’s “The D Brief” newsletter features Reiss Center Student Scholars Margaret Lin and Jeremy Chin’s Just Security timeline of recent U.S. military action against alleged narcotics traffickers.

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Contextualizing the latest strike in the Caribbean, Defense One’s “The D Brief” newsletter features Reiss Center Student Scholars Margaret Lin and Jeremy Chin’s Just Security timeline of recent U.S. military action against alleged narcotics traffickers.

Faculty Co-Director Ryan Goodman sits down with The Bulwark to explain the precedent set as the War Powers Resolution 60-day deadline passes for Congressional authorization of the Trump administration’s lethal boat strikes in the Caribbean Sea.
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Faculty Co-Director Ryan Goodman sits down with The Bulwark to explain the precedent set as the War Powers Resolution 60-day deadline passes for Congressional authorization of the Trump administration’s lethal boat strikes in the Caribbean Sea.

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Faculty Co-Director Ryan Goodman sits down with The Bulwark to explain the precedent set as the War Powers Resolution 60-day deadline passes for Congressional authorization of the Trump administration’s lethal boat strikes in the Caribbean Sea.

As the War Powers Resolution “60-day clock” expires, for Just Security, Non-Resident Senior Fellow Brian Finucane dissects the significance of the interpretation of “hostilities” in reported Trump administration legal argument that the WPR statutory framework does not apply to ongoing U.S. maritime strikes.
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As the War Powers Resolution “60-day clock” expires, for Just Security, Non-Resident Senior Fellow Brian Finucane dissects the significance of the interpretation of “hostilities” in reported Trump administration legal argument that the WPR statutory framework does not apply to ongoing U.S. maritime strikes.

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As the War Powers Resolution “60-day clock” expires, for Just Security, Non-Resident Senior Fellow Brian Finucane dissects the significance of the interpretation of “hostilities” in reported Trump administration legal argument that the WPR statutory framework does not apply to ongoing U.S. maritime strikes.

Non-Resident Senior Fellow Rebecca Ingber co-authors an explainer for Just Security about the statutory constraint imposed by the War Powers Resolution’s “60-day clock” for obtaining congressional authorization or terminating the use of armed forces.
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Non-Resident Senior Fellow Rebecca Ingber co-authors an explainer for Just Security about the statutory constraint imposed by the War Powers Resolution’s “60-day clock” for obtaining congressional authorization or terminating the use of armed forces.

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Non-Resident Senior Fellow Rebecca Ingber co-authors an explainer for Just Security about the statutory constraint imposed by the War Powers Resolution’s “60-day clock” for obtaining congressional authorization or terminating the use of armed forces.

For CNN, Faculty Co-Director Ryan Goodman weighs in on the missing legal requirements for the Trump Admin’s threatened action against Venezuela on land—including Congressional authorization.
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For CNN, Faculty Co-Director Ryan Goodman weighs in on the missing legal requirements for the Trump Admin’s threatened action against Venezuela on land—including Congressional authorization.

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For CNN, Faculty Co-Director Ryan Goodman weighs in on the missing legal requirements for the Trump Admin’s threatened action against Venezuela on land—including Congressional authorization.