Foreign Policy and the Next Congress
The Fights to Come Between Capitol Hill and the White House
How Congress Can Take Back Foreign Policy
by Brian McKeon and Caroline Tess
The legislative branch has the ability to exert authority in foreign affairs.
The Long Decline of Congressional Oversight
by Linda L. Fowler
Congress today holds far fewer public hearings than it used to.
Can Congress Stop the Forever War?
by Denis McDonough
Congress should not be shy about exerting its power to provide oversight on matters of national security.
The Unconstrained Presidency
by James Goldgeier and Elizabeth N. Saunders
Checks and balances eroded long before Trump.
How to Waste a Congressional Majority
by Sarah Binder
Dysfunction has obstructed the legislative process even with a unified government.
The Congressional Apprentice
by Jeff Bergner
Political divisions compound the normal complexities of executive-legislative relations.
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Trump’s Second Year
We look back on the major foreign policy developments of the past year and what to read to understand them.