Updates | The Week of June 5, 2017
House Democrats pushed for answers to whether the Trump administration has instituted a new policy not to respond to oversight requests from Congress unless they are signed by senior Republicans (The Hill).
Despite Republican majority, Congress still has the tools and some will to oppose President Trump’s policies (Politico).
Thomas Bossert argues for Congressional reauthorization of foreign surveillance as an essential component of national security policy.
Be sure to check out Versus Trump, our in-house podcast here at Take Care! This week we discuss Congress’s role and powers in investigation of the executive.
At Take Care, Leah Litman takes a deep dive into the telling lack of urgency around the national security rationale for the Muslim ban.