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Homeland Security secretary pick Kristi Noem may face questions on her experience with national security at a confirmation hearing Wednesday.

Congress under full Republican control still could further investigate the president’s family in the new year.

Targeting the voting booth for Trump is a massive operation to return the authoritarian to the White House

I've benefited from much thoughtful commentary about last week's arguments in Trump v. United States, the presidential immunity case (besides posts at this blog, see e.g. these posts by Jack Goldsmith and by Marty Lederman). In addition I wanted to pass along these additional thoughts by Professor Robert Leider from…

Experts say the Insurrection Act gives a president too much sweeping power to deploy troops on American soil without guard rails or proper oversight from Congress.

In the Trump immunity case, SCOTUS effectively granted a stay without considering the likelihood of success on the merits.

The justices reframed the question presented in the case and expedited its consideration.

The case raises an issue of high importance and the opinion may contain some loose reasoning.

I was one of the critics he responded to, and in this post I offer a rejoinder.