Boeing 737-9 Max Grounded Amid Renewed Concerns About Manufacturing Quality and Product Safety
On January 5, 2024, a Boeing 737-9 Max airplane operated by Alaska Airlines experienced an in-flight separation of a door plug shortly after departure from Portland International Airport, Oregon, for ...
Defense Primer: Commanding U.S. Military Operations
Military operations, both in peacetime and in war, are an inherently complex undertaking. One key to success, therefore, is a clear, unified chain of command. This enables senior leaders in the U.S. g...
The Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) in FY2024: Current Status
Spending Limits
The Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA, P.L. 118-5), enacted in June 2023, temporarily suspended the debt limit and established statutory discretionary spending limits for FY2024 and FY202...
Supreme Court Considers Scope of Congress’s Sixteenth Amendment Income Taxing Power in Moore v. United States
On December 9, 2023, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Moore v. United States, an appeal challenging a one-time “Mandatory Repatriation Tax” (MRT) on U.S. shareholders of a foreign corporation ...
Temporary Commemorations on Federal Land in the District of Columbia
The District of Columbia, especially the area around the National Mall, is widely known for its monuments and memorials. These permanent commemorative works, which are located on federal land, honor t...
FY2024 NDAA: Status of Legislative Activity
By law (31 U.S.C. §1105(a)), the President is to send the annual federal budget request to Congress by the first Monday in February. In practice, Presidents sometimes send it later. On March 9, 2023, ...