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How Congress and President Obama Made Trump’s Wall Possible
As part of its effort to construct a border wall, the Trump administration has invoked a statutory delegation of authority signed into law by President Obama after the 2016 election. -
What Authorities Is President Trump Using to Build a Border Wall?
The president signed spending legislation appropriating over a billion dollars for constructing a wall, along with a declaration of emergency to authorize an additional $6.5 billion. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
President Donald Trump declared a national emergency on the U.S.-Mexico border to circumvent congressional objections and secure funding for a border wall, the Washington Post reports. -
Document: Border Emergency Proclamation
On Friday, the president issued the following proclamation establishing that a national emergency exists on the southern border pursuant to the National Emergencies Act. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIT... -
The U.S. Withdrawal From Syria Is an Opportunity for China
The announcement that the United States will withdraw its remaining troops from Syria has clear implications for many players with interests at stake in the ongoing civil war. Attention has focused on wh... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced that President Donald Trump plans to sign the congressional border deal to avert another government shutdown—and that Trump will simultaneous... -
Don’t Let Cyber Attribution Debates Tear Apart the NATO Alliance
The United States still struggles to find effective policies for deterring cyberattacks. -
Certain Iranian Assets: The International Court of Justice Splits the Difference Between the United States and Iran
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The National Security Law Podcast: This Podcast Is Not Subject to Military Jurisdiction
Your favorite weekly show combining serious debate about the latest national-security legal developments with a healthy dose of frivolity is back! -
Rational Security: The 'Home Stretch?' Edition
Is Robert Mueller nearing the end of his Russia probe? The administration moves to block Chinese telecom giant Huawei. And you too can have your own private Mossad!Shane says goodby...
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Document: Judge Rules Manafort Lied While Under Cooperation Agreement
On Wednesday, Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that Paul Manafort made intentionally false statements to the special counsel’s office while subject t... -
William Barr’s Remarkable Non-Commitments About the Mueller Report
“I don’t think there’ll be a report,” President Trump’s former attorney, John Dowd, recently told ABC News. “I will be shocked if anything regarding the president is made public, other than ‘We’re done.’... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
A federal grand jury in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia returned a seven-count indictment against a former U.S. Air Force counterintelligence officer who defected to Iran and shared ... -
Document: Indictment of Former Air Force Intelligence Officer Monica Witt
On Wednesday, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia unsealed a seven-count indicment charging former Air Force counterintelligence specialist Monica Witt and four Iranian co-defendants und... -
Livestream: House Homeland Security Committee Hearing on Election Security
The House Committee on Homeland Security will hold a hearing on election security on Wednesday, February 13th at 10:00am. The panel will hear testimony from Christopher C. Krebs, Director, Cybersecurity... -
After 40 Years, Is Iran’s Revolution Unravelling?
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Amanda Sloat on All Things Brexit
On March 29, in approximately six weeks, the United Kingdom is scheduled to crash out of the European Union. As of the date of this podcast, there is no deal governing how that exit will work. To underst... -
The Cyberlaw Podcast: We Give You Weaver
If you get SMS messages on your phone and think you have two-factor authentication, you’re kidding yourself. That’s the message Nick Weaver and David Kris extract from two stories we cover in this week’s... -
Today's Headlines & Commentary
Congressional leaders have reached a deal in principle to avoid another partial government shutdown, including funding for 55 miles of border fencing and a reduced cap on detention center beds, the BBC d... -
Rearranging the Cyber Deck Chairs
It is a commonplace in government to substitute reorganization for rethinking at a more fundamental level. Tuesday’s Washington Post reports another instance of the phenomenon.
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How Trump Is Disappearing Migrants
From CECOT to domestic jails, the Trump administration is engaging in incommunicado detention to cut migrants off from legal protections. -
The Trump Admin’s Attempt to Redefine a ‘Foreign Affairs Function’
Courts will likely reject this effort to shield all of the executive’s cross-border actions from Administrative Procedure Act review. -
What’s Going on at the IRS?
Breaking down the reduction in tax workforce, DOGE’s attempts to access sensitive data, and the politicization and erosion of agency independence at the IRS
