Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has nothing but contempt for international law. But he has shown uncritical deference to executive power, particularly…
Pursuant to its āzero-toleranceā policy, the Trump administration separated some 2,300 migrant children from their parents at the US-Mexico border since May…
The Supreme Courtās opinion inĀ Trump v. Hawaii,Ā affirming Donald Trumpās Muslim ban, allows the United States to act in flagrant violation of international…
A powerful economic incentive continues to drive the nuclear arms race. After the Singapore Summit, the stock values of all major defense…
āNobody is above the law,ā Donald Trump declared during the 2016 campaign. But as special counsel Robert Mueller zeroes in on him,…
In a little noticed but potentially monumental development, the House of Representatives voted unanimously forĀ an amendmentĀ to the National Defense Authorization Act of…
After the 9/11 attacks, the Bush administration created aĀ secret “kill list”Ā to step up the targeting of alleged terrorists for assassination. The criteria…
The Senate voted 55-45 to confirm Gina Haspel as CIA directorĀ on May 17, despite the fact that her facilitation of torture should…
Under the guise of exercising supervisory power over the president’s ability to use military force, Congress is considering writing Donald Trump a…
The 300Ā asylum seekers who arrived at the US border on April 29 after a month-long, 2,000-mile journey have another grueling struggle ahead…
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