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AllHere Chatbot Scandal Shows How Not to Deploy AI

Want proof that policymakers and school staff need help with artificial intelligence? Look no further than the Los Angeles Unified School District.Superintendent Alberto Carvalho resigned June 21 as t...

2026-07-20

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Visa Issuances, Refusals, and Revocations: Selected Current Legal Considerations

The Supreme Court has repeatedly recognized that Congress's plenary power over immigration applies with most force in the admission and exclusion of aliens—persons who are not U.S. citizens or natio...

2026-07-21

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Who is Christopher Nolan’s Odysseus?

Spencer Klavan unravels the summer blockbuster’s epic hero.

2026-07-20

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How the U.S.-Europe Rift Got Balkanized

Transatlantic disputes over trade, climate policy, defense spending, Iran, and free speech have certainly stressed the U.S.-Europe alliance. In the past, deft diplomacy has found ways to navigate thos...

2026-07-20

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The Senior Executive Service: An Overview

January 28, 2021 – July 21, 2026IF11743 The Senior Executive Service (SES) was established by the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (CSRA;P.L. 95-454) to provide a centralized government-wide cadre...

2026-07-21

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The Red-Blue Energy Divide: How Overregulation Inflates Prices

Though recent events have made Americans in all parts of the country acutely aware of energy issues, stubbornly high prices in blue states illuminate policy challenges that have become impossible to i...

2026-07-20

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Legal Authority for Section 301 Tariffs to Address Forced Labor and Excess Manufacturing Capacity

Title III of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. § 2411–2420, collectively referred to as "Section 301")authorizesthe U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to impose tariffs on U.S. imports in response to ...

2026-07-21

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Inside the Smithsonian’s $1.1 Billion Marxist History Lesson

On July 4, the White House issued a scathing report on the Smithsonian Institution and how its National Museum of American History presented America as a shameful society in need of a systemic overhau...

2026-07-20

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Data Center Worries Reflect Bad Policy, Not Overreliance on Hydrocarbons

The conflict in Iran has treated the country to a masterclass on how poor energy policy impacts citizens. The U.S. national average residential electricity rateincreased7.4% year-over-year and the nat...

2026-07-20

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A DMV in Every Cash Register? We Don’t Need Government Micromanaging Our Purchases

People love the convenience of simply swiping a credit card or tapping their smartphones when making a purchase, but now lawmakers want to micromanage these transactions line by line, imposing intrusi...

2026-07-20

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Turning Children into Commodities

In the last six months, I have received more requests about surrogacy and possible legislation than any other single topic. Meanwhile, I have watched through social media as a family from my hometown ...

2026-07-20

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National Level Exercises: History, Authorities, and Congressional Considerations

July 15, 2021 – July 21, 2026IF11879 Every two years, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) conducts a National Level Exercise (NLE) to evaluate the nation's progress toward preparedness ...

2026-07-21

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Yemen: Conflict, Red Sea Security, and U.S. Policy

February 1, 2024 – July 21, 2026IF12581 Yemen is a conflict-afflicted nation along the strategic Bab al Mandab Strait, one of the world's most active shipping lanes. The Strait has become a more i...

2026-07-21

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Somalia

May 5, 2015 – July 21, 2026IF10155 Instability and humanitarian crises have beset Somalia for decades. After the authoritarian Siad Barre regime fell amid civil war in 1991, the country was widely...

2026-07-21

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Overview of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) and Emergency Abortion Services

March 21, 2023 – July 20, 2026IF12355 The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA, largely codified in Section 1867 of the Social Security Act,42 U.S.C. § 1395dd) is a federal la...

2026-07-20

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Standards of Proof in Federal Criminal Law

The Supreme Court has recognized that governmentalinterferencewith individual liberty must be supported by sufficient justification for that interference. Generally, as the severity of governmental in...

2026-07-20

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Fifth and Sixth Circuits Divided on Whether the Necessary and Proper Clause Authorizes Federal Ban on At-Home Spirit Distilling

For more than 150 years, federal lawhasbanned individuals from distilling spirits at home. Internal Revenue Code (IRC) §§5601(a)(6)and5178(a)(1)(B)prohibit individuals from producing spirits at home...

2026-07-20

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Workforce Development Programs at the Department of Labor

Congress has authorized a group of workforce development programs administered by the Department of Labor (DOL). These programs support activities like job training and career services that aim to imp...

2026-07-20

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Lebanon

August 7, 2020 – July 20, 2026IF11617 Renewed war between Israel and the Iran-backed Shia Islamist group Lebanese Hezbollah (a U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organization, or FTO) in 2026 has s...

2026-07-20

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Army’s Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS)/Soldier Borne Mission Command (SBMC)

June 6, 2025 – July 20, 2026IF13022 Between 2018 and 2025, the U.S. Army developed several versions of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) as part of an effort to improve the combat e...

2026-07-20