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Trump Reinstates Schedule F in the Excepted Service
The order amends and reinstates Trump’s Executive Order 13957, which strips employment protections for federal workers. -
Trump Rescinds Biden AI Executive Order
The order reverses the Biden administration’s creation of infrastructure for testing frontier AI models and direction for the federal government to adopt AI. -
Trump Orders Establishment of the Department of Government Efficiency
The “DOGE Agenda” hopes to improve the quality and efficiency of government software and IT systems. -
Trump Order on 'Ending the Weaponization of the Federal Government'
The order promises “accountability for the previous administration’s weaponization of the Federal Government against the American people.” -
Trump Signs Order on International Environmental Agreements
The order withdraws the U.S. from the Paris Agreement, joining Iran, Libya, and Yemen as the only countries not party to the treaty. -
Trump's TikTok Executive Order and the Limits of Executive Non-Enforcement
TikTok's tech partners face massive legal risks by relying on Trump's promises not to enforce the ban law, as courts rarely protect defendants who count on executive non-enforcement. -
Uncertain Times Ahead for U.S.-Mexico Intelligence Cooperation
New leadership on both sides of the border portends uncertainty for U.S.-Mexico intelligence cooperation, but there are several paths forward. -
Lawfare Daily: Discussing Recent Disruptions to Undersea Cables with Kevin Frazier
How can undersea cables be protected? -
Trump Orders 75-Day Pause on TikTok Law Enforcement
The order directs the Justice Department to suspend PAFACAA implementation and declare "no violation" for providing services to TikTok. -
Trump Pardons or Commutes Terms of All Jan. 6 Rioters
The executive order pardons more than 1,200 people convicted in connection with Jan. 6, and commutes the sentences of 14 others. -
Advocacy Groups File Four Lawsuits Against Musk-Led DOGE
The suits took aim at the “Department of Government Efficiency,” an informal initiative led by Elon Musk that advises the White House on budget cuts. -
Biden Grants Preemptive Pardons to Milley, Fauci, and Others
As one of his last official acts as president, Biden announced the pardons hours before President-elect Trump took the oath of office. -
Never Means Never
Why I resigned from my position as a special advocate to the Data Protection Review Court. -
ChinaTalk: Noah Smith: Trump 2.0's Impact on Asia + The New Tech Right
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Back Where Judge Cannon Began
A dispatch from Judge Cannon’s hearing on the release of Vol. 2 of Special Counsel Jack Smith's report. -
The New, and Low, Normal in U.S.-Pakistan Relations
Cautious military engagement and strained political ties are likely to continue under the new administration. -
The Week That Was
Your weekly summary of everything on the site. -
The Situation: Merrick Garland Takes His Leave
Reading between the lines of the attorney general's farewell address -
Three Lessons From the Supreme Court’s TikTok Decision
All three branches of the American government have now put their seal on the idea that TikTok poses a national security threat. -
The Trump Administration Should Not Mess With the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework
Unless and until the Court of Justice of the European Union strikes down the framework, the incoming Trump administration should keep its powder dry.
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Secretary Hegseth Ends WPS Program Despite Joint Staff Support
A Joint Staff memorandum reviewed by Lawfare casts doubt on Secretary Hegseth’s claim that troops “hate” implementation of the Women, Peace, and Security Act. -
Border Militarization Blurs the Distinction Between ‘Policing’ Immigration and ‘Combating’ Immigrants
NSPM-4, President Trump’s order on the military’s “mission for sealing the Southern Border,” obscures the fine-grained limits that ought to clearly and unambiguously regulate lethal force. -
Can the U.S. Government Compel States to Enforce Immigration Law?
Trump’s efforts to force state cooperation on immigration raise pressing questions about the constitutional limits of federal authority.
