Latest in Congress
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ChinaTalk: The Chips Act and National Security
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Throwing the Book at Foreign Influence: The Menendez Verdict and Going Beyond FARA
Effectively countering foreign malign influence requires leveraging the full weight of the very institutions such efforts seek to undermine. -
Chatter: Confirmations for National Security Positions, with Arnold Punaro
Does the Senate confirmation process need to be updated? -
Rational Security: The “Reboot the Reboot” Edition
This week, Scott Anderson and Alan Rozenshtein were joined by Eugenia Lostri and Molly Reynolds to discuss the week's big national security news: -
Livestream: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Addresses Joint Meeting of Congress
Watch Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak in-person before Congress for the first time since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel. -
Livestream: Secret Service Director Congressional Testimony
Watch the Secret Service Director testify on the USSS response to the assassination attempt against former President Trump. -
What Does the 2024 RNC Platform Say About National Security?
After skipping a 2020 platform, the Republican National Convention’s 2024 platform bears many of former President Trump’s signature policies. -
ChinaTalk: Sen. Young on Tech Legislation
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How the 'Muslim Ban' Case Foreshadowed Trump v. United States
Both cases found the justices split on whether to separate the president from the presidency. -
The TikTok Ban Is Terrible. But Courts Should Not Overturn It as Unconstitutional.
Overturning the law on First Amendment grounds would require courts to make policy judgments that should be left to the political branches. -
Can the Military Disobey Orders in the SEAL Team 6 Hypothetical?
Two reasons for cautious optimism—or at least cautious suspension of outright horror -
Destroy, Rebuild, Repeat: Breaking the Climate-Disaster Cycle
As a climate-destabilized future approaches, U.S. laws, policies, and incentives are failing to account for this risk.


