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Analysis of congressional, executive, and electoral dynamics that shape US decisions in nuclear and regional security policy.
Includes war powers debates, signaling by senior officials, and domestic constraints on strategic choices. Explore US Politics & Nuclear Policy.
What Is the Nuclear Football? Process and Limits
What is the nuclear football? Learn what is inside, who carries it, how launch orders move, and what legal and operational limits apply.
2001 AUMF Scope: What It Authorizes and What It Does Not
A document-first explainer of the 2001 AUMF text, its legal scope, and how it interacts with broader war powers law.
2026 Midterm Primary Calendar: The Next 90 Days
A source-based map of key U.S. primary dates in the next 90 days, with notes on runoff schedules and state-by-state variation.
After the 2002 Iraq AUMF Repeal: What Changed in Law
What Public Law 118-1 repealed, what it left untouched, and how to read claims about U.S. force authorities after 2023.
AECA Emergency Arms Sales: Process and Congressional Role
How emergency certifications under the Arms Export Control Act work and what oversight still exists after the waiting period is waived.
Continuing Resolutions and Shutdowns: The Core Mechanics
How continuing resolutions interact with the Antideficiency Act and why shutdown risk is about enacted appropriations timing, not headlines.
Covert Action Findings and Congressional Notification Rules
What 50 U.S.C. § 3093 requires for covert-action findings, congressional notification, and oversight in sensitive operations.
Electoral Count Reform Act: What Changed in Certification
A document-based explainer of Electoral Count Reform provisions and how they changed presidential vote-count procedures.
How Congressional Budget Scoring Works
A plain-language explainer of federal budget scoring mechanics, assumptions, and why score differences often come from baseline choices.
How Federal Declassification Review Actually Works
A source-backed walkthrough of federal declassification rules, review pathways, and common bottlenecks under Executive Order 13526.
FOIA Timelines and Exemptions: What Requesters Should Expect
A practical explainer on FOIA processing timelines, exemption structure, and how to improve requests for faster, clearer responses.
How IEEPA Sanctions Authority Works
What IEEPA authorizes, how OFAC uses it, and where congressional and judicial checks fit in a sanctions escalation cycle.