Federal issues by topic

National security

National security:

• Iran nuclear agreement: U.S. withheld cash until hostages were released, 
• Congressional investigation of CENTCOM’s intelligence reports on the Islamic State, 
• Iran nuclear agreement: U.S. - Israeli relations, 
• Iran nuclear agreement: Legislation, 
• Iran nuclear agreement: Congressional review, 
• Iran nuclear agreement:Negotiations, 
• Iran nuclear agreement: Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, 
• Iran nuclear agreement: Negotiations, 
• Iran nuclear agreement: Timeline, 
• Iran nuclear agreement: Public opinion, 
• Iran nuclear agreement: An overview, 
• Secret Service security breaches, September 2014, 
• ISIS insurgency public comments, 
• ISIS insurgency timeline, 
• Ebola in America, 2014, 
• Shooting in Ferguson, Missouri, 
• CIA interrogation tactics investigation, 
• Crisis in Gaza, 2014, 
• ISIS insurgency in Iraq and Syria, 
• Bowe Bergdahl exchange, 
• Terrorist attack on U.S. mission in Benghazi, 2012, 
• Obama administration past and current views on Syria, 

Healthcare

Healthcare:

• King v. Burwell, 
• Obamacare enrollment, 2014, 
• Veterans Affairs' secret waiting lists, 
• Obamacare overview, 
• Health insurance policy cancellations since Obamacare, 
• Healthcare.gov website rollout, 

Immigration

Immigration:

• President Obama's Immigration Accountability Executive Actions, 
• Deferred action, 
• Deferred Action for Parents of U.S. Citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA), 
• Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), 
• 2014 illegal immigration surge, 

Economy

Economy:

• The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal: Opposition, 
• The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal: Human trafficking concerns, 
• The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal: Legislation, 
• The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal: Summary of the TPP, 
• The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal: Public opinion on TPP and TTIP, 
• The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal: Understanding trade terminology, 
• The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), 
• The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal: An overview, 
• Keystone XL Pipeline political timeline, 
• United States budget debate, 2013, 
• Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, 
• Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006, 
• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, 
• Usaspending.gov, 

Executive nominees

Executive nominees:

• Obama's federal nominees, 2013, 
• Rand Paul filibuster of John Brennan's CIA Nomination in March 2013, 

Executive powers

Executive powers:

• Executive clemency and presidential pardons, 
• The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal: Opposition, 
• The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal: Human trafficking concerns, 
• The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal: Legislation, 
• The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal: Summary of the TPP, 
• The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal: Public opinion on TPP and TTIP, 
• The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal: Understanding trade terminology, 
• The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), 
• The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal: An overview, 
• Barack Obama: Vetoed legislation, 
• Boehner's lawsuit against the Obama administration, 

Taxation

Taxation:

• IRS targeting allegations, 

Elections

Elections:

• Splits between the Electoral College and popular vote, 
• Rule 9 and the 2016 presidential election, 
• State laws and party rules on replacing a presidential nominee, 
• Vice presidential candidates, 2016, 
• June 7 presidential primary elections, 2016, 
• April 26 presidential primary elections, 2016, 
• Impact of the 2016 election on the United States Supreme Court, 
• Post-2016 scenarios: What will the federal government look like?, 
• March 15 presidential primary elections and caucuses, 2016, 
• March 5 presidential primary elections and caucuses, 2016, 
• Super Tuesday presidential primaries, 2016, 
• Timeline of announcements in the presidential election, 2016, 
• PresPrimary2016DataPage, 
• Presidential election by state, 2016, 
• Presidential election, 2016, 
• Important dates in the 2016 presidential race, 
• Presidential candidates, 2016, 

See also

• Executive Branch

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