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Given President Donald Trump's lack of strong ties to Washington, Pence -- despite the limited formal responsibilities of his position -- is anticipated to play a pivotal role in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB217484
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The standoff with North Korea has led the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to hold a hearing on the president’s authority to order a nuclear first strike. This is the first such…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB226059
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The decision to hold a hearing on this issue, rather than simply issue a decision, reflects a degree of concern about perceptions of the Court’s legitimacy following the transfer…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266400
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Canada's opposition parties are engaged in protracted, 18-month contests to elect their next leaders, who will challenge Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the governing Liberals…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB214495
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Microsoft said WikiLeaks had been in contact with them about vulnerabilities disclosed when WikiLeaks published files on March 7, the first in a series called ‘Vault 7’. This leak…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB218592
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The city's next mayor must get office workers back into New York to protect its commercial tax base. Polling day for the Democratic primary, which will in effect choose the mayor…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB262166
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At a time when political polarisation at the federal and state level makes the role of the Supreme Court as a neutral arbiter more important, the Court’s standing with the public…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275756
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The deal matters for indigenous Canadians’ jurisdiction over land; the pipeline, in northern British Columbia, had provoked damaging economic blockades and political protests…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB254712
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The situation in Ukraine has not so far led President Joe Biden to go beyond his current policy of providing material and intelligence support to Kyiv. To do so would likely…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB270182
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This follows President Donald Trump asserting executive privilege on Barr’s behalf over the matter: Barr argues he cannot legally fulfil the committee’s request since the full…