Washington Politics
Saudi Arabia: Silencing critics and Congress
Saudi officials are trying to block US lawmakers from investigating Riyadh's influence operations in America
February 08, 2024
congressional oversight
Military Industrial Complex
Congress poised to cede more foreign weapons oversight. Why?
New bill would speed up the delivery of deadly arms while scaling back the ability of elected representatives to monitor the implications
February 02, 2024
Africa
Is the White House completely truthful about where our troops are fighting?
Recent arraignment of Mauritanian national reminds us of when the US fudged its operations in Mali.
December 14, 2022
Washington Politics
Republican Rand Paul picked the right battles in Trump era
Voting against the president's appointees and being his gut check on regime change wasn't easy. So what now?
November 16, 2020
Washington Politics
Congress needs to be more forceful in its response to Trump's inspector general purges
Congress's work should include continuing the investigations the IGs were not able to complete, one of many overdue steps for it to reassert itself as a coequal branch in foreign policy.
May 20, 2020
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