Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., refused to rule out a 2028 presidential run, but said expanding healthcare remains more important than pursuing higher office. “Could I be president?” Ocasio-Cortez said. “Could…

Clark Packard and Alfredo Carrillo Obregon On June 2, the Trump administration submitted a document to the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Balance-of-Payments Committee supposedly justifying its Section 122 tariffs. The filing…

Colin Grabow As Congress undertakes the annual task of drafting the National Defense Authorization Act, the United States Footwear Manufacturers Association (USFMA) is using the occasion to push for a…

Walter Olson Number 25 in our series of occasional roundups on election law and policy, this time focusing on state and local preparations for last-minute disruptions and federal interference in the…

David J. Bier Today, Chief Judge John McConnell of the District of Rhode Island vacated four Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policies in Dorcas v. US Citizenship and Immigration Services…

Nicholas Anthony Representative Juan Vargas (D‑CA) pointed out a harsh reality during a congressional hearing: Republicans have a surveillance problem.  “I hear wonderful things [from Republicans defending privacy], and I…

Ryan Bourne and Nathan Miller Reps. Ro Khanna (D‑CA) and Delia Ramirez (D‑IL) introduced a bill last month promising to raise the federal minimum wage to $25 per hour for…

Customs and Border Protection stopped two separate vehicles and confiscated over $300,000 worth of narcotics over the span of a day. The apprehensions continue to demonstrate the high volume of…

The Senate failed to move one step closer to extending the nation’s spy powers amid brewing consternation against President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the nation’s intelligence agencies.  Nearly every…

As the Trump administration weighs diplomacy and military pressure against Iran, a political clock is ticking at home. Even if the Strait of Hormuz — the global oil choke point…