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Upcoming Supreme Court Case Threatens Congressional Subpoena Power

Recent weeks have seen a flurry of investigative activity on Capitol Hill, including probes by House committees into Hunter Biden and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin...

How Much Can the Speech or Debate Clause Protect Mike Pence?

Former Vice President Mike Pence’s announcement that he plans to resist a subpoena from a grand jury investigating potential crimes in connection with Jan. 6...

Thinking Through the Jan. 6 Committee’s Trump Subpoena

On Oct. 21, the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol made good on its promise to subpoena former...

What to Make of the Subpoenas to House Republicans?

After months of attempting to persuade the members to appear voluntarily, the January 6 select committee has subpoenaed five Republican House members to testify. The...

Biden vs. Trump: Who Has the Last Word on Presidential Records?

On Nov. 9, a federal district judge rejected former President Trump’s request to enjoin the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) from releasing his presidential...