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Office of Legal Counsel Analysis
In an unusual move, the administration has released the analysis of presidential authority undertaken by the Office of Legal Counsel in regard to the role and limits of the President to set priorities...
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DHS FY2015 Funding
I have been trying to discern the status and prospects of DHS appropriations. Three facts: DHS was not included in the December Omnibus Appropriation. The Department is currently operating on a...
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Immigration physics
The continuing resolution under which the Department of Homeland Security is being funded will end on February 27. The House has passed a new DHS appropriations bill. This week Senate Democrats have...
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Count-down to February 27
The Continuing Resolution funding the Department of Homeland Security will expire this Friday, February 27. This week is likely to see considerable last-minute and bipartisan efforts to avoid a DHS...
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Preconditions as precursors
According to Deutsche Welle, on Saturday about 6600 refugees crossed the border between Hungary and Austria. Of this number more than 2000 are expected to continue on to Germany. (Different...
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Self-interest and self-subversion
This morning the hotel left a USA Today outside my door. On the opinion page the editors call for the US to accept more Syrian refugees. I perceive the editors’ position is prompted primarily by...
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Election day
In several jurisdictions this is election day, mostly for state and local officials. It also begins the one-year countdown for the 2016 presidential election. Following are links to the issue-sections...
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Critical and creative as complementary
Last week the Secretary of Homeland Secretary presented awards recognizing, “the work, sacrifice, and professional excellence of employees from components all across the Department of Homeland...
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Clinton at CFR
Yesterday Hillary Clinton gave a speech and answered questions at the Council on Foreign Relations. A transcript and video is available at the CFR website. Here’s how she set up her remarks: ISIS is...
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Take the young child, his mother and flee
Above, Flight into Egypt by Jacopo Bassano (1545) Norton Simon Museum According to the December 24, Washington Post: The Department of Homeland Security has begun preparing for a series of raids that...
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