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2 weeks ago | 
aei.org | Yuval Levin |Gary Schmitt |Adam White |J. Joel Alicea
The year 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of American independence, offering an opportunity to celebrate our country and reflect on its character and history. In the seventh symposium of AEI’s “We Hold These Truths: America at 250” initiative, scholars of American history, law, and politics discuss how the American Revolution unleashed the forces of constitution-making in the United States.
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2 months ago | 
thedispatch.com | Charles Hilu |Gary Schmitt |David Drucker |Nick Catoggio
After Speaker of the House Mike Johnson succeeded in pushing a stopgap spending measure through his chamber Tuesday, Senate Democrats are in a bind. Their dual goals—avoiding a government shutdown and slowing Elon Musk’s slashing path through federal agencies—seem to be in opposition. Congress must pass a continuing resolution (CR) by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, or else the government’s approved funding will run out, forcing most federal agency functions to shut down.
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2 months ago | 
thedispatch.com | Charles Hilu |Gary Schmitt |Jonah Goldberg
With a funding deadline approaching, Republicans seek to fund the government for a full year. Published February 26, 2025 As the House of Representatives and Senate haggle over budget reconciliation, they need to do something that may be even more difficult: ensuring the government does not shut down.
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2 months ago | 
aei.org | Rachel Morrison |Naomi Schaefer Riley |Gary Schmitt |Matthew Continetti
As a new administration takes office, questions arise about what its child welfare priorities should be. How can we better protect vulnerable children? How can we improve foster care? From improving foster care outcomes to advancing policies that promote safety, stability, and permanency, the path forward is complex and urgent. In this panel discussion, AEI’s Naomi Schaefer Riley will moderate a conversation with Jedd Medefind of the Christian Alliance for Orphans, Rachel N.
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2 months ago | 
thedispatch.com | Paul Matzko |Gary Schmitt |Nick Catoggio |Philip A. Wallach
Policy And DOGE is like CREEP, but on steroids. Published February 19, 2025 “When the president does it, that means that it is not illegal.”—Richard Nixon, 1977“He who saves his Country does not violate any Law.”—Donald Trump, 2025Hollywood has led us to believe the myth that authoritarians are hyper-competent, ideologically driven supervillains. The reality is more often the opposite.
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Jan 30, 2025 | 
thedispatch.com | John Mccormack |Nick Catoggio |Gary Schmitt |Brian M. Riedl
Ten years ago this month, nine conservative House Republicans, frustrated with the party’s leadership, met at the conference’s retreat in Hershey, Pennsylvania, to form their own caucus. “The original working title was the Reasonable Nutjob Caucus,” recalled Mick Mulvaney, one of the founding members. “Reasonable nutjob” was “sort of a thumbing our nose that John McCain would call us a bunch of nutjobs,” Mulvaney told The Dispatch.
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Jan 28, 2025 | 
thedispatch.com | Nick Catoggio |Gary Schmitt |Kevin Williamson |Gil Guerra
Boiling Frogs Impoundment and the discretionary presidency. Published January 28, 2025 We’re long overdue for a Schoolhouse Rock reboot, but with each passing year I’m more convinced it’ll never happen. Why would any broadcaster bother supplying civic education to a country where there’s no demand? In case some nostalgic middle-aged television producer insists on throwing his money away, though, here’s a freebie idea for an episode: What is the point of Congress in 2025?
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Jan 28, 2025 | 
thedispatch.com | Alex Demas |Gary Schmitt |Grayson Logue |James Sutton
The resolution would have to pass Congress, then be ratified by 38 states. Published January 28, 2025 Several social media posts claim that a Republican congressman proposed a constitutional amendment that would allow Donald Trump to run for president again in 2028. “BREAKING: Republican Congressman Andy Ogles has drafted a constitutional amendment to allow Donald Trump to be president for a third term,” reads one Threads post.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
thedispatch.com | David Drucker |Kevin Williamson |Gary Schmitt |Nick Catoggio
Situating the new department in an existing agency enables it to avoid Freedom of Information Act requests. Published January 23, 2025 Adept White House legal maneuvering is shielding the new Department of Government Efficiency from Freedom of Information Act transparency regulations and sidestepping onerous federal staffing laws—providing maximum political and operational flexibility to President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, leader of the “DOGE” initiative.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
thedispatch.com | Jonah Goldberg |Peter Gattuso |Kevin Williamson |Gary Schmitt
On the president’s unserious declaration that the Equal Rights Amendment is suddenly law. Published January 17, 2025 Dear Reader (including those of you with varied interests), Greetings from I-70. I had all sorts of plans for today’s G-File, though none particularly good. When you’re basically spending all day driving, you take inspiration where you can find it.
