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Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, Jan. 23
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Ted Cruz Has a Detailed Plan to Loosen AI Regulations
The Sandbox Act would enable AI policy experimentation, part of a broader movement to remove constraints on the technology’s advancement. -
The Hemisphere of Exceptions
How emergency powers became the Americas’ new operating system. -
Trump Administration Releases 2026 National Defense Strategy
The document is the first since the Biden administration’s 2022 National Defense Strategy. -
The Week That Was
Your weekly summary of everything on the site. -
Keep AI Testing Defense-Worthy
In defense and intelligence, AI testing and evaluation should adapt to prevent national security threats arising from AI misalignment. -
Misinformation Studies Meets the Raw Milk Renaissance
A review of National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, “Understanding and Addressing Misinformation About Science” (The National Academies Press, 2025). -
You Can't Block Space Internet
The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare. -
Scaling Laws: Rapid Response to the Implications of Claude's New Constitution
Discussing Anthropic's newly released "constitution" for its AI model, Claude. -
The Situation: Our Closest Ally Compares Us To The Soviets
Reading Prime Minister Carney’s Davos speech carefully -
Come Work With Us—As Our New Development Manager!
The Lawfare Institute—publisher of information and insight at the intersection of national security, law, and policy—seeks a motivated full-time development manager based in Washington, D.C. -
Lawfare Live: Trials of the Trump Administration, Jan. 23
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation targeting actions from President Trump. -
Is the GAO the Next Battlefield in the Fight for Separation of Powers?
The expiration of the comptroller general’s term is an opportunity for Congress to reassert itself, or retreat further. -
The Case for Cyber Pressure Against Venezuela
A U.S. campaign to pressure Caracas would hold promise. -
Rational Security: The “Just Chilling in My Padded Room” Edition
Scott Anderson, Shane Harris, Anna Bower, and Loren Voss talked through yet another big week in national security, -
The Moral Education of an Alien Mind
What Claude's "Constitution" really is. -
Can ICE Enter a Home to Make an Arrest With Only an Administrative Warrant?
A tentative take, on both the rights and the remedies. -
Lawfare Daily: Can Minnesota Prosecute ICE Agent Jonathan Ross?
What is the state of Minnesota’s jurisdiction to criminally investigate Jonathan Ross? -
Putting Press Freedom to the Test
The FBI’s search of a Washington Post reporter’s home raises questions about the protections afforded to journalists in leak cases. -
The AI Preemption Executive Order’s BEAD Strategy Faces Steep Legal Hurdles
BEAD—a statute about deploying service and connecting locations—never mentions AI and lacks the clarity these interpretative canons require.
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The GSA’s Draft AI Clause Is Governance by Sledgehammer
The General Services Administration’s draft AI clause gets the governance problem right—then blows right past it. -
Two Illegal Biolabs Reveal Gaps in U.S. Biosecurity
The discovery of CCP-linked biolabs on American soil exposes major biosecurity gaps. Policymakers must act to improve oversight of biological research activity. -
AEA Litigation: Enforcing Congress’s Limits on Delegated Power
History shows the Trump administration is misinterpreting the Alien Enemies Act. The administration says courts shouldn't intervene.
