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Today's Headlines and Commentary
Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team questioned Attorney General Jeff Sessions for several hours last week, the New York Times reports. Sessions appears to be the first member of President Trump’s cabin... -
Turkey Invades Syria to Fight U.S.-backed Kurdish Forces ... Again
Turkey Launches Military Operation against U.S.-backed Forces in Syria -
The Cyberlaw Podcast: Untold Stories of Section 702 Reauthorization
In this guestless episode, Michael Vatis, Markham Erickson, and Nick Weaver join me to round up the news. I explore the final results of the intense jockeying that led to passage of S. 139, which gave Se... -
Counting Terrorists: The Urgent Need for Comprehensive Data
The Trump administration is trying to turn counterterrorism into an immigration issue. -
Turning a Citizen Military Detainee Over to Another Country: The Valentine/Munaf Issue in Doe v. Mattis
In a prior post, I surveyed the affirmative reasons why a judge might prohibit a transfer of John Doe to Saudi or Iraqi custody. I discussed several possible arguments Doe might make, such as fear of tor... -
Power and Integrity at the FBI: Chris Wray Stands Up to the President and the Attorney General
Jonathan Swan of Axios reported Monday night, based on “three sources with direct knowledge,” that FBI Director Chris Wray “threatened to resign” if FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe “was removed” from o... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The National Security Agency destroyed surveillance data it promised to preserve, and failed to protect the data as it told a federal court it had, Politico reports. According to recent court filings, th... -
Water Wars: Japan Sees Red Over China’s Submarine Deployment
On Jan. 11, the Japanese Ministry of Defense announced that two vessels, a Chinese 4,000-ton Jiangkai-II class frigate and a submarine of unknown origins, were sighted near the territorial waters surrou... -
The Week That Will Be
Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) Monday, Jan. 23 at 3:00 pm: The Center for Strategic and International Studies will host an event on the future of U.S.-Pakistan relations. Amb.... -
Americans Support Sanctions ... Most of the Time
On Jan. 12, 2018, the Trump administration put in place sanctions against Sadegh Amoli Larijani, the head of the Iranian judiciary, and others in response to Iranian human rights abuses. -
Don't Expect Trump to Testify Anytime Soon
Multiple news organizations have reported that Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s “team could interview Trump soon on some limited portion of questions—possibly -
The Government Shutdown Won’t Stop the Mueller Investigation
The federal government is shutting down, which may have those closely following L’Affair Russe wondering if the Special Counsel investigation into 2016 Russian election meddling will be interrupted. As t...
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