Iran, Al Qaeda and the Legacy of September 11
The Trump administration may well be contemplating military action against Iran. Not only has it named Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard a foreign terrorist group – the first such designation under the aegis of a nation-state – but Secretary of State Mike Pompeo suggested in recent Senate testimony that he has “no doubt there is a connection” between Iran and Al Qaeda.
Keeping the President in Check, One Congressional Hearing at a Time
The State of the Union address is not just an annual ritual—it is a requirement. Article II, Section 3 of the Constitution provides that the President “shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union.” That the speech is, today, more rhetorical than informative does not mean it is pointless. The political scientist Daniel Hoffman rightly noted that Section 3 is “an explicit statement of the [P]resident’s right and duty to keep Congress informed.”
Checking Trump, One Foreign Policy at a Time
We wrote recently, in Just Security, about December’s bipartisan Senate vote and resolution to withdraw U.S. military assistance from Yemen and to assign responsibility for the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman—legislative moves contrary to the policy wishes of the Trump administration.
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