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Justice Department Amicus Brief in Mazars Case
On August 6, the Justice Department filed an amicus brief in Trump v. Mazars, President Trump’s suit challenging a subpoena by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform for the release of Trump’s finan... -
House Oversight Committee Report on Saudi Nuclear Transfer Deal
On July 29, the House Oversight and Reform Committee released a report on the influence wielded by private individuals with connections to President Trump over the administration’s push to transfer U.S. ... -
Impeachment Proceedings and the Congressional Oath
Democrats had harsh words for the president during Robert Mueller’s appearance before the House Judiciary and Intelligence committees on July 24. -
Bipartisan Agreement on Election Security—And a Partisan Fight Anyway
The good news is that national security bipartisanship in Congress lives. The bad news is that the only place it lives is in the pages of the Senate Intelligence Committee report on Russian election inte... -
House Judiciary Committee Asks Court For Grand Jury Material
The House Judiciary Committee has filed an application with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia requesting the release of grand jury material redacted from the Mueller report, along with... -
Senate Intelligence Committee Report on Russian Active Measures: Part One
The Senate Intelligence Committee released a redacted report on Russian active measures campaigns in the 2016 election. This document, reportedly the first of five volumes, is titled, “Volume 1: Russian ... -
Mueller’s Testimony: The Baton Passes to Congress
The former special counsel’s testimony is not ultimately important for any bombshells or revelations but for initiating the long-belated creation of an Article I record of the president’s conduct. -
Senate Hearing On the Use of Military Force
On July 24, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing titled, “Reviewing Authorities for the Use of Military Force.” The committee called David Hale, under secretary of state for political af... -
Livestream: Robert Mueller Testifies Before Two House Committees
On July 24, former special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III testified in an open hearing before the House Intelligence and Judiciary Committees. The livestream of both hearings is available below. House In... -
Livestream: FBI Director Christopher Wray Testifies Before Senate Judiciary Committee
On July 23 at 10:00 a.m., the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing titled, ”Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.” The committee has called FBI Director Christopher Wray as a witnes... -
What I Would Ask Robert Mueller
If I were a member of Congress with five minutes to question Robert Mueller, I would ask short questions drawn from the report’s executive summaries. -
House Oversight Committee Requests Information on Michael Cohen Case
On Friday, July 19 House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings sent a letter to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York requesting information related to two qu...
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