Legislative Watch

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Why the CHIPS Act Fell Short of Its Strategic Promise

The U.S.’s share of worldwide semiconductor manufacturing decreased from 37% in 1990 to less than 10% in 2022. To ameliorate this shift, Congress had taxpayers front $280 billion via the 2022 Creating...

2026-03-26

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Making Corporations Great Again With the Free Enterprise Initiative

What’s the difference between conservative, values-based shareholder activism, and leftist stakeholderism, ESG, and DEI? The answer has significant implications for corporate governance and the role o...

2026-03-26

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The UN Is Trying To Block America From Mining the Seabed

Sitting at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean are enormous deposits of critical metals. Unlocking them could help free the United States and its allies from dependence on Chinese-controlled supply chains...

2026-03-26

EveryCRSReport CRS & CBO Analysis 7/10 ?

Congressional Oversight Manual

October 21, 2004 – March 27, 2026RL30240 Congress's legislative role does not end when it passes legislation. Oversight is fundamental to make sure that laws are working as intended and are being ...

2026-03-27

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Judicial Watch’s Historic Day at the Supreme Court

Judicial Watch was at the Supreme Court on Monday fighting for a critical legal determination: Election Day is a day—not five days, not a week, not a month. “This is the most important Supreme Court e...

2026-03-26

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Dispatch from Japan, Part II: From Antiquity to Modernity

Claremont Institute president Ryan Williams continues his conversation with host Spencer Klavan about his quasi-diplomatic mission to Japan.

2026-03-26

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Arms Control After New START: Comatose, Not Dead

There has beenmuch concernabout the “death of arms control” following the expiration ofNew START—the last remaining nuclear arms-control treaty between the United States and Russia.Itsexpiration, comb...

2026-03-25

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Status of FY2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations: In Brief

August 6, 2025 – March 27, 2026R48616 This report provides an overview of FY2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) appropriations, including relevant con...

2026-03-27

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Alabama’s Justices Are Quite Capable, Thank You

Recently, I wrote that the Alabama Supreme Court should end its reliance on the American Bar Association (ABA) as the accreditor of law schools whose graduates may sit for the state bar exam. I follow...

2026-03-25

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A Prophetic Warning: Orestes Augustus Brownson on the Rise of Socialism

Introduction: Socialism Resurgent“We will replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism.”—Zohran Mamdani, Mayor of New York City, January 1, 2026[REF]“Democracy and soc...

2026-03-25

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Refuting False Claims of Fraud in Arizona’s School Choice Program

Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program enables families to customize their children’s education. But critics like reporter Craig Harris at KPNX 12News in Phoenix have been pushing a m...

2026-03-23

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H.R. 2641, Day 1, Dollar 1 E-Verify Act

As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on January 8, 2026

2026-03-26

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Japan’s Pacific Defense Push

Japan is revamping its cooperation with Pacific Island nations. Humanitarian assistance has long defined Tokyo’s regional engagement; now, the East Asian nation is pursuing collaboration in a more con...

2026-03-23

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It’s Time for the U.S. To Intervene in Cuba and Save the Island Nation

Suppose a husband kept his wife in the basement, manacled to the wall, and beat her on a regular basis. The neighbors could hear the poor woman’s groans but did nothing and were even kind to the man w...

2026-03-23

Judicial Watch CRS & CBO Analysis 8/10 ?

Supreme Court to Decide if Federal Ballots Received After Election Day Are Counted

From The Epoch Times: The U.S. Supreme Court on March 23 will hear Mississippi’s appeal against a lower court ruling striking down its law counting ballots received after Election Day. Tom Fitton, pre...

2026-03-23

CBO Cost Estimates CRS & CBO Analysis 7/10 ?

H.R. 6086, Aviation Funding Solvency Act

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on December 18, 2025

2026-03-26

Claremont Institute CRS & CBO Analysis 8/10 ?

It’s a Mystery

Patrick Collins shares the dream of a Straussian detective story.

2026-03-23

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Updates on Litigation over the IRS-ICE Information-Sharing Agreement

On February 24, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (D.C. Circuit)affirmedthe denial of a preliminary injunction that would have placed restrictions on information sharing pursuant to...

2026-03-26

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U.S.-Taiwan Trade and Economic Relations

July 14, 2015 – March 26, 2026IF10256 Taiwan is a top U.S. trade partner and a key link in global technology supply chains. Taiwan's economy is highly dependent on global trade; exports account fo...

2026-03-26

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Legislative Branch: FY2026 Appropriations

July 31, 2025 – March 26, 2026R48612 The legislative branch appropriations bill provides funding for the Senate; House of Representatives; Joint Items; Capitol Police; Office of Congressional Work...

2026-03-26