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Rational Security: The "Did You Vote for Us?" Edition
FBI Director Christopher Wray resists administration pressure to clean house at the bureau. Bob Mueller’s Russia probe interviews Jeff Sessions and talks to Jim Comey. And Rex Tillerson presents a new U.... -
McGahn's Defense of the Office of the White House Counsel
Thursday night's New York Times report of the president’s failed move in June 2017 to dismiss Special Counsel Robert Mueller lays out a basic narrative: President Trump ordered Mueller’s firing, but rele... -
Summary: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Russia Report
The Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee released a report on Jan. 10 entitled “Putin’s Asymmetrical Assault on Democracy in Russia and Europe: Implications for U.S. National Security.” Th... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Last June, the president ordered the firing of Special Counsel Robert Mueller, reports the New York Times. When President Donald Trump ordered White House counsel Don McGahn to transmit the president’s o... -
Summary: Kaspersky Lab Files for a Preliminary Injunction Against DHS
On Jan. 17, cybersecurity and software vendor Kaspersky Lab filed for a preliminary injunction against the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) order designating the company’s software as an “informa... -
What's So Great About the Declare War Clause? Noah Feldman's Madison & War Powers: Part III
The first two essays of this three-part series on Noah Feldman’s “The Three Lives of James Madison” discussed Madison’s theory of war powers and some of its failure or adaptation in practice. This last e... -
The Lawfare Podcast, Special Edition: Not Firing Bob Mueller
The New York Times Thursday evening is reporting that back in June, President Trump tried to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller—but couldn't quite pull it off. We, however, pulled off a special edition ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
President Trump declared that he is willing to speak under oath to Special Counsel Robert Mueller, the New York Times reports. Trump, responding to questions from reporters, added that his campaign did n... -
Document: Justice Department Letter to Nunes About Memo
The Department of Justice on Jan. 24 sent the following letter to Rep. Devin Nunes, the chairman of the House intelligence committee, regarding the memo on alleged intelligence abuses that he plans to re... -
On Trump’s Conflict with the Russia Investigation, His Question for McCabe, and the Defense of Norms
The possibility that the president will reject full cooperation with the special counsel presents the question of how a “norm” is defended or enforced. -
Jordan's Geopolitical Options
The Kingdom of Jordan, a long-time U.S. ally in the Middle East, is looking to reorient its regional policies. This shift is not only significant for Washington to monitor but has already alarmed Saudi A... -
Summary: Resting in Part on President Trump, 11 Guantanamo Detainees Petition for Habeas
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