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On the morning of April 18, just hours before the long-awaited release of the Mueller report, Attorney General William Barr convened a press conference to reiterate what he viewed as the report’s “bottom...
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Lawfare's weekly roundup of event announcements and employment opportunities.
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When it was finally unveiled, the structure of the Mueller report was consistent with what onlookers expected: As Attorney General William Barr promised, Special Counsel Robert Mueller put together one v...
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Editor’s Note: Both the United States and its adversaries back proxies around the world to advance their interests. Often the goal is to achieve important policy objectives yet avoid the costs, human and...
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President Trump proclaimed recently that his administration would be “fighting all the subpoenas.” And the headlines are filled with the proliferating disputes between the Democratic-controlled House and...
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Over the past week, the president’s statements and the executive
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As might have been expected, much this week focused on the fallout from Attorney General Bill Barr’s release of a partially-redacted version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s final report.
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The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) has released its annual report for 2018. The document is available here and below.
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The lawsuit is not likely to prevail on the merits. But it’s consistent with the president’s aggressive stance toward Congress and could have the effect of tying up the committee in a lengthy legal proce...
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President Trump will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday to discuss a U.S.-Japanese trade deal, reported the New York Times. Key areas of discussion are expected to include the threate...
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Despite a diplomatic row between China and the Philippines, U.S. and Philippine military officials denied that their recent military exercise was a response to Chinese threats.
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In March, Facebook took down more than 2,600 pages, groups and accounts engaged in sweeping coordinated information operations on its platforms—an important step in the platform’s effort to prevent malig...
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Homeland security issues have emerged as among the most critical facing our country. Massive hurricanes devastated large swaths of the United States in 2017, the recovery from which is not over. Hostile ...
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The White House declined a request from the House Oversight and Reform Committee to have Stephen Miller testify about President Trump’s immigration policies, reported CNN. Meanwhile, the New York Times d...
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On April 16, President Trump vetoed S.J. Res. 7, a joint resolution directing the United States to end support for the Saudi-led military campaign against Houthi rebels in Yemen. The veto was the second ...
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Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos.
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The Special Counsel’s report has finally been released. After reading the report and thinking about the findings, we’ll discuss what impressed us most and what happens next.
Shane recommends The ...
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On April 24, the president tweeted:
The Mueller Report, despite being written by Angry Democrats and Trump Haters, and with unlimited money behind it ($35,000,000), didn’t lay a glove on me. I DID NOT...
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Today, Lawfare published an article by Alexei Bulazel, Sophia d’Antoine, Perri Adams and Dave Aitel on “The Risks of Huawei Risk Mitigation” that seemingly disagrees with an earlier piece of mine on the...
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The White House plans to resist the House Judiciary Committee’s subpoena of former White House Counsel Don McGahn, reports the Washington Post. McGahn was subpoenaed in the wake of the release of Special...
