On March 10, the House Homeland Security Emergency Preparedness Subcommittee heard testimony from state health officials and private experts on states’ readiness for and responses to the COVID-19 outbreak.

China paints its response to the coronavirus outbreak as an unmitigated success. The reality appears to be more mixed. What contributed to some of China’s failures?

South Korean lawmakers have built a bespoke legal regime with highly specific instruments for fighting infectious disease. Is the United States similarly equipped?

The president's announcement includes one emergency declaration under the National Emergencies Act and one under the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.

Is Britain actually at a lower coronavirus risk, especially with its measured response?

In a combative hearing, top federal health officials discussed existing efforts to constrain the coronavirus and warned Americans that extensive measures will be required to prevent further spread.

Speaking at Brigham Young University, Defense Department General Counsel Paul Nye offered the most-detailed defense we have yet seen of the Soleimani airstrike, addressing both international and domestic...

Congressional homeland security committees heard testimony last week from an array of experts on how Congress can support state and federal responses to the coronavirus outbreak.

Every state has reported cases of coronavirus infection. But what power do these states have to order compulsory quarantine of infected or exposed persons?

On Feb. 26, the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation held a hearing in which lawmakers questioned officials responsible for the U.S. response to the coronavirus o...

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