Noteworthy new publications from the Congressional Research Service that have not been made readily available to the public include the following (all pdf).
“The War Powers Resolution: After Thirty-Four Years,” updated March 10, 2008.
“The Federal Grand Jury,” updated January 22, 2008.
“Federalism, State Sovereignty and the Constitution: Basis and Limits of Congressional Power,” updated February 1, 2008.
Over the past few months, the Trump administration has been laying the foundation to expand the use of the Defense Production Act (DPA) for energy infrastructure and supply chains.
Get it right, and pooled hiring becomes a model for how the federal government decides what to do together and what to do apart. That’s a bigger prize than faster hiring. It’s a more functional government.
As of March 2026, there were at least nine documented U.S. wrongful arrests tied to face recognition misidentification. Errors like these are as much human as machine.
No one will be surprised if we end up with a continuing resolution to push our shutdown deadline out past the midterms, so the real question is what else will they get done this summer?