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FCC announces ban on new Chinese-made drones over national security concerns
Pentagon taps Musk’s xAI to boost sensitive government workflows, support military operations
DOJ appeals dismissal of James, Comey criminal cases in long-shot legal gamble
EXCLUSIVE: OIG report shows major turnaround in Social Security Administration’s phone service under Trump
China quietly loads 100+ ICBMs into new missile silos near Mongolia: report
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The Trump Executive Order Is a Good Step for AI Policy
Fiscal Policy Is Raising Costs for American Families
The FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act Cannot Have the Last Word on US Posture in Europe
The Quiet Way the Fed Is Creating a Coin Shortage
Europe Won’t Centralize Vaccine Policy—Washington Didn’t Get the Memo
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The Trump Executive Order Is a Good Step for AI Policy
Fiscal Policy Is Raising Costs for American Families
The FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act Cannot Have the Last Word on US Posture in Europe
The Quiet Way the Fed Is Creating a Coin Shortage
Europe Won’t Centralize Vaccine Policy—Washington Didn’t Get the Memo
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Jennifer Huddleston On December 11, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order on “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence.” The order...
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Dominik Lett Pictured left to right: Romina Boccia, Adam Michel, Dominik Lett, and Michael Cannon. On December 11, the Cato Institute hosted a Hill briefing on...
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Katherine Thompson Nestled within this year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is an attempt to severely constrain President Trump’s ability to decrease US posture, basing,...
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Matthew Cavedon A new article in the Harvard Law Review by NYU Law Professor Emma Kaufman shows that plea bargaining violates the historical meaning...
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Matthew Cavedon In February 2024, petitioner Munson Hunter entered a guilty plea to one federal count of aiding and abetting wire fraud. He did...
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David J. Bier This week, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published data intended to prove that DHS immigration arrests are “starting with the...
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Benjamin Giltner Yesterday, the House of Representative voted on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which determines the authorized funds for next year’s defense budget. A...
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Jennifer Huddleston Cato Institute intern Denison Hatch contributed to this article. Last Congress saw a debate over the Open App Market Act (OAMA), which would...
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Marcos Falcone Today marks two years since Javier Milei took office as president of Argentina. Since December 10, 2023, the first self-described libertarian to...
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Jerome Famularo Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte recently grabbed headlines for floating two “innovative” mortgage ideas: a 50-year mortgage and mortgage portability....
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Alex Nowrasteh Very little new information has been released since Rahmanullah Lakanwal murdered West Virginia National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom in Washington, DC, two...
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Nicholas Anthony One of the biggest concerns about central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) is that they will undermine the financial system. In short, money...
