Stevenson’s army, July 24

– Politico lists 8 things that could doom the November elections
– Trump says he may send 75,000 federal agents into the cities.
– China retaliates for Houston closing.
– Steve Walt says Trump has “ruined a superpower”
– I have a piece in Lawfare explaining why Congress never acted to authorize the Korean war.
-Reminder: CRS has timely nonpartisan analysis. It’s now searchable at the Library of Congress site, but FAS lists categories with new items on top. For example, see these new items in national security:

• Border Barrier Litigation: Open Questions for Department of Defense Transfer Authority, CRS Legal Sidebar, July 21, 2020
• Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2020, updated July 20, 2020
• Emerging Military Technologies: Background and Issues for Congress, July 17, 2020
• Military Pay: Key Questions and Answers, updated July 17, 2020
• Emergency Authorities Under the National Emergencies Act, Stafford Act, and Public Health Service Act, updated July 14, 2020
• The International Emergency Economic Powers Act: Origins, Evolution, and Use, updated July 14, 2020
• The International Emergency Economic Powers Act: Key Facts, updated July 10, 2020
• U.S. Military Presence in Poland, CRS In Focus, updated July 2, 2020

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