Policy
How to Write a Policy Brief That Officials Actually Read
A policy brief is a decision document, not a report. Structure, length and wording decide whether it gets read or filed.
Asha Venkataswamy · September 23, 2026
Policy: Laws, Rules and Impact
Assessment of governing programs against the machinery available to enact them. Pieces separate measures achievable by executive action from those requiring legislation, price them against fiscal rules, and identify the veto points ahead. Read by legislative staff, lobbyists, journalists and researchers tracking implementation.
Assessment of governing programs against the machinery available to enact them. Pieces separate measures achievable by executive action from those requiring legislation, price them against fiscal rules, and identify the veto points ahead. Read by legislative staff, lobbyists, journalists and researchers tracking implementation.
Policy
How Congress Kills a Federal Rule in 60 Days
The Congressional Review Act runs on several clocks at once. Here is what each one counts, why the Senate needs only 51 votes, and what a disapproved rule can never become.
Alexandria Lucas · August 20, 2026
Policy
Who Can Impose a Tariff? The Statutes Behind the Power
Congress holds the tariff power, has delegated slices of it under conditions — Section 232, Section 301, IEEPA — and the courts are now policing the map of what was delegated.
Alexandria Lucas · July 23, 2026
Policy
Medicaid Section 1115 Waivers: How States Rewrite the Program
The Secretary of Health and Human Services can approve anything that «promotes the objectives» of Medicaid — a phrase that lets each administration's policy preferences reach the states, five years at a time.
Alexandria Lucas · June 30, 2026
Policy
Executive Orders, Memoranda and Proclamations: What Each Can Do
The documents differ in formality and publication, not in legal force — all three bind only the executive branch, and none can amend a statute.
Alexandria Lucas · June 7, 2026