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Accountability for Islamic State Fighters: What Are the Options?
President Trump’s sudden announcement that the U.S. would withdraw forces from along the Syria-Turkey border has already had dramatic consequences. -
District Court Rules Against Trump in Border Wall Case
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas found President Trump’s proclamation declaring a national emergency at the southern border to be unlawful, ruling that the use of funds for this ... -
The Cipollone Letter: Trouble in the White House Counsel’s Office
The aggressive letter from the White House counsel to Congress, announcing that the president will not cooperate with the impeachment inquiry, is further evidence of the deterioration of norms in the con... -
Former Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch’s Opening Statement Before Congress
Former Ambassador to Ukraine Marie L. Yovanovitch delivered her opening statement in closed-door testimony before the House Committees on Oversight and Reform, Foreign Affairs and Intelligence. In the st... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit rejected President Trump’s effort to block a congressional subpoena for his financial documents and tax returns, reports the Washington Post. -
Appellate Court Rules House Committee Can Subpoena Trump Tax Returns
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit rejected President Trump’s appeal to block the release of his tax returns to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. The court’s decision affirmed that... -
House Committees Subpoena Energy Secretary Rick Perry for Documents
The chairmen of the House Committees on Oversight and Reform, Intelligence and Foreign Affairs sent a letter to Energy Secretary Rick Perry compelling him to produce documents for the impeachment inquiry... -
A Mutual Defense Treaty With the United States—A Complicated Proposition for Israel
Amidst the chaos of U.S. and Israeli politics, it may be difficult to remember that less than four weeks ago President Trump tweeted that he had reached an agreement with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyah... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Wall Street Journal reports that Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, who allegedly helped Rudy Giuliani with efforts to investigate the Biden family in Ukraine, were arrested for violation of campaign financ... -
House Committees Subpoena Documents from Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman
The chairmen of three House Committees—Oversight and Reform, Intelligence and Foreign Affairs—sent a letter to John Dowd to compel his clients, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, to produce documents as part of... -
Special Interrogation Gone Bad: The Samer Al-Arbeed Case
Israel is confronting a national scandal over the hospitalization of an alleged terrorist detained by the Israel Security Agency (ISA). On Aug. 23, three Israeli civilians were hiking near a West Bank wa... -
Giuliani Associates Indicted on Campaign Finance Charges
Lev Parnas, Igor Fruman, David Correia and Andrey Kukushkin have been indicted by a grand jury in the Southern District of New York on campaign finance charges. Parnas and Fruman have been reported to ha...
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