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The State Department’s X Directive and the End of Platform Independence
A cable endorsing a social media platform by name as a tool of U.S. diplomacy and military psychological operations would have been unthinkable—until recently. -
Trump Signs Executive Order Purporting to Restrict Mail-in Voting
The order broadens the administration’s effort to expand federal input in state and local elections. -
The Perils of Privatized Cyberwarfare
Privatized cyberwar will complicate oversight, create counterintelligence risks, fuel arms races and insecurity, and put civilians at risk. -
Lawfare Daily: Joel Braunold on West Bank Violence and Israel’s New Lebanon Offensive
The latest episode in Joel Braunold and Scott Anderson's series on developments in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. -
Fulton County’s Uphill Battle for Ballots
A recent hearing offered the clearest indication yet that Judge Boulee might rule against Fulton County's motion for return of property. -
Hearing Dispatch: A Catch-22 for the Pentagon Press Corps
Judge Paul Friedman hears a motion to compel compliance with his order to restore press access to the Pentagon. -
Lawfare No Bull: Senate Intelligence Committee Holds 2026 Worldwide Threats Hearing
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Syria: It Is Time to Complete the Work on Sanctions Relief
Sanctions dynamics and regulatory challenges must be tackled for the sake of Syrians. -
Scaling Laws: How To Use, Govern, And Lead On AI?
Rep. Begich points the path forward. -
Lawfare Daily: What’s Influencing Politics Online? X’s Algorithm, Creators, and the New Persuasion Machine
Do algorithms move political attitudes? -
AI and Privilege After United States v. Heppner
A recent flawed ruling on privilege threatens the access to legal services that AI tools can provide. -
The Trump Administration Comes for State Voter Rolls
Why the Department of Justice is demanding state voter registration lists, why most states are resisting, and the court battles so far. -
Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, March 27
Listen to the March 27 livestream as a podcast. -
The Week That Was
Your weekly summary of everything on the site. -
The Situation: Dominance Play
What the Anthropic case is really about. -
Kodak to Deepfakes: Publicity Rights and Abuse of Our Likenesses
As increasingly realistic deepfakes depict us against our will, a century-old law originally made for cameras may offer a solution. -
Scaling Laws: Should AI Laws Be Subject To A Higher Standard? The Right to Compute with Kendall Cotton
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Sam Bankman-Fried and the Lies We Tell Ourselves
A review of David Morris, “Stealing the Future” (Repeater, 2025) -
Lawfare Daily: How Two Intelligence Community Veterans View the Iran Conflict, with Chip Usher and Aaron Faust
Two veterans of the intelligence community give their take on the ongoing Iran conflict. -
FBI Says Why Get a Warrant When You Have Kash
The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare.
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The EU Cloud and AI Development Act
Inside the European Union’s latest bid to achieve technological sovereignty. -
The Drone Threat to America’s Cities
Drones are coming for our cities. The tech is cheap, the threat is real, and our defenses are nearly nonexistent. -
Lawfare Daily: Attorney General Blanche’s Purported Waiver of Pres. Trump’s Past Tax Liabilities
What steps could Congress take to investigate how the waiver came about?
