A new executive order deploys a contested theory of presidential authority—and uses it to target the public servants responsible for conducting America’s foreign relations.

The Patel-Bongino era at the FBI

Firing military leaders for perceived disloyalty is often part of a strategy to consolidate regime power—even as it weakens the military.

The failure of the agreement to provide Ukraine with security guarantees should be remedied as part of ceasefire negotiations.

Trump’s attempts to fire Office of Special Counsel head Hampton Dellinger threaten a crucial guardrail in the civil service system.

Mechanisms for investigating the White House have proven inadequate and have been undermined by partisanship and Trump v. United States.

At a recent hearing, no one—not even the Trump administration’s own lawyers—seemed to know.

Barnett and Wurman invoke a nonexistent “puzzle” about the law of nations to justify their theory about birthright citizenship. 

An explanation of two key legal concepts at the center of litigation challenging Trump executive orders.

The attack on the administrative state takes on only half of it—the wrong half.