Collection of articles with key oversight questions for the U.S. Congress by leading experts, organized by topic.

Congress should pose the following questions to the administration about the assets it claims to have seized from Venezuela.

Congress should pose the following questions to the administration about the assets it claims to have seized from Venezuela.

Carol Rosenberg reports from Guantánamo Bay on the upcoming pre-trial hearing in the USS Cole bombing case.

A historian examines the United States' historical memory of 9/11 twenty-five years after the attacks of September 11, 2001.

How the September 11 attacks, and the U.S. response that followed, changed the world and the way we approach the moment we are in today.

The US continues to target vessels in southern waters. Why?

DOJ's move to toss out a lawsuit against xAI for illegally operating gas-burning turbines to power data centers turns on a dangerous new constitutional claim.

Former Judge Advocates General explain why it is crucial that the Military Justice Review Panel be restored as required under statute.

A free and independent press has long been understood as a core element of healthy and secure democracies. Particularly in the realm of national security and foreign policy, news reporting and investi...

A free and independent press has long been understood as a core element of healthy and secure democracies. Particularly in the realm of national security and foreign policy, news reporting and investi...

A free and independent press has long been understood as a core element of healthy and secure democracies. Particularly in the realm of national security and foreign policy, news reporting and investi...

A free and independent press has long been understood as a core element of healthy and secure democracies. Particularly in the realm of national security and foreign policy, news reporting and investi...

The U.S.-centric insurance idea runs counter to the realities of an international market, according to industry executives.

What are we getting for all of President Trump’s military spending?

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

Just Security editors recommend books they read this year, including those that illuminated world issues and brought joy into their 2025.

A former DEA agent called the release “devastating”: “It means any attempt to work your investigations to the highest levels is meaningless.”

An expert Q & A on the Trump administration's lethal strikes against suspected drug trafficking boats on the high seas.

If the United States chooses a path where killing defenseless survivors becomes acceptable, American servicemembers will pay the price for that choice.

An ongoing record of U.S. military strikes in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific since Sept. 2.

The judge said the case “raises important questions concerning the use of the state’s military forces for domestic law enforcement purposes.”

Five important lessons of the first six months of Trump’s immigration raids — and why CBP’s Greg Bovino is the Nathan Bedford Forrest of the Trump era.

Georgia's public libraries generated $1.06 billion in services in fiscal year 2024, supporting 5,488 jobs and producing $3.75 of value per public dollar.