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Document: Special Counsel Files Manafort Sentencing Memo
The special counsel's office has filed a sentencing memo in the Paul Manafort case in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The document is available here and below. -
"Form and Legality": The Office of Legal Counsel’s Role in the National Emergency Declaration
President Trump announced in the Rose Garden on Feb. 15 that he is declaring a national emergency on the southern border, with the goal of obtaining an extra $6.5 billion to build a border wall. -
Document: Gag Order in Roger Stone Case
On Friday, Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia instituted a gag order on counsel for the parties and witnesses in the Roger Stone case, additionally prohibiti... -
Does the Data President Trump Cited at His Emergency Announcement Even Exist?
Inquiring minds want to know. -
How Congress and President Obama Made Trump’s Wall Possible
As part of its effort to construct a border wall, the Trump administration has invoked a statutory delegation of authority signed into law by President Obama after the 2016 election. -
What Authorities Is President Trump Using to Build a Border Wall?
The president signed spending legislation appropriating over a billion dollars for constructing a wall, along with a declaration of emergency to authorize an additional $6.5 billion. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
President Donald Trump declared a national emergency on the U.S.-Mexico border to circumvent congressional objections and secure funding for a border wall, the Washington Post reports. -
Document: Border Emergency Proclamation
On Friday, the president issued the following proclamation establishing that a national emergency exists on the southern border pursuant to the National Emergencies Act. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIT... -
The U.S. Withdrawal From Syria Is an Opportunity for China
The announcement that the United States will withdraw its remaining troops from Syria has clear implications for many players with interests at stake in the ongoing civil war. Attention has focused on wh... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced that President Donald Trump plans to sign the congressional border deal to avert another government shutdown—and that Trump will simultaneous... -
Don’t Let Cyber Attribution Debates Tear Apart the NATO Alliance
The United States still struggles to find effective policies for deterring cyberattacks. -
Certain Iranian Assets: The International Court of Justice Splits the Difference Between the United States and Iran
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