This week, President Biden signed legislation that incorporates the Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity for Ukrainians Act, which empowers the president to seize Russian foreign exchange reserves within the U.S. and use them for the benefit of Ukraine.
As the U.S. works to build international consensus for the idea among G7 countries, Sam Boocker, Alexander Conner, and David Wessel explain what it would mean to seize Russia’s reserves and the possible consequences for the global financial system.
Presidential immunity at the Supreme Court. On Thursday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the U.S. v. Trump immunity case. Quinta Jurecic, Roger Parloff, and Alan Rozenshtein share their immediate reactions on a new episode of the Lawfare Podcast.
Climate and environmental justice wins. To commemorate Earth Day, Manann Donoghoe highlighted several recent victories from the climate and environmental justice movement in the United States.
The latest from Election ’24
This week, at an event co-hosted with Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh, state and local officials, national thought leaders, and regional experts came together to discuss the future of American industry.
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