Cole’s lawyers claim he’s covered by the Jan. 6 pardons. The Trump administration has made it a more interesting question than it should be. 

As President Trump’s use of emergency powers outstrips his predecessors, Congress and the courts must act to rein him in. 

A seemingly narrow procedural rule masks a broader attempt to reshape oversight of government lawyers.

A review of Andrea Campbell, “Taxation and Resentment: Race, Party, and Class in American Tax Attitudes” (Princeton University Press, 2025).

The U.S. restricted data transfers abroad. Cast as an assertion of sovereignty, the new posture signals weakness in great-power competition.

The CIA’s retraction of intelligence reports should raise concerns about politicization and the Trump administration’s embrace of white supremacist rhetoric.

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While considering legislation for some major AI policy issues, the White House left others untouched.

As NSEs play a greater role in national security, states are pushing back—necessitating a new framework for national security governance.

The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare.

Anthropic’s appeals to constitutionalism and virtue-ethics risk obscuring where the power and accountability for shaping AI behavior lies.

Calls for new deepfake laws overlook the strength—and breadth—of existing legal protections.

AI data centers are fueling local backlash. These concerns—some real, some overstated—are shaping elections and policy.