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Today's Headlines and Commentary
Palestinian protesters have surfaced in the West Bank and Gaza following President Donald Trump’s statement Wednesday recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, the Washington Post reports. Both the... -
Ninth Circuit Argument Turns on Whether the Ban Clashes with the Immigration Act
On Dec. 6, the Ninth Circuit heard oral argument in Hawaii v. Trump, in which the plaintiffs are challenging President Trump’s Proclamation (EO-3). The argument centered on the same statutory issues the ... -
Confidence in Government on National Security Matters: November 2017
In July we began a polling project to measure public confidence in government institutions on national security matters on an ongoing basis. Last month, we expanded significantly the scope and range and ... -
The Logan Act and its Limits
Former national security adviser Michael Flynn’s guilty plea in federal court last week has awoken interest in the long-dormant Logan Act. We argued in a New York Times op-ed on Monday that members of th... -
Livestream: Wray Testifies Before House Judiciary on FBI Oversight
FBI Director Christopher Wray is testifying this morning at 10 a.m. before the House Judiciary Committee. Read his prepared testimony, and watch the live stream below. -
Shadow Brokers and Vault 7: Where Are the Arrests?
A recent opinion piece in The Hill concerning lack of arrests in the Shadow Brokers and Vault 7 cases argues that this primarily demonstrates the government’s general inability to stop insider leaks. Ano... -
The Future of Misinformation: A Lesson from ‘Access Hollywood’
At the end of November, the New York Times reported that President Donald Trump suggested to aides that he did not in fact make the offensive comments about women on the infamous “Access Hollywood” recor... -
Congress Should Help Wray Defend the FBI
On Wednesday, Jack wrote in defense of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein's and FBI Director Christopher Wray’s efforts to rebuke the president’s demoralizing tweets about their agencies: -
The National Security Law Podcast: The Logan Act: Not Just Another Hugh Jackman Movie
In this week’s episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck catch up with a number of 2017’s most persistent national security law sagas. For starters, there’s the indictment and plea agreement of Michael Fl... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
President Donald Trump formally recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and pledged to move the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the New York Times reported. In televised remarks from the White ... -
Livestream: President Trump's Statement on Jerusalem
President Donald Trump is making a statement on the decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. To understand the context and implications, read Lawfare's analysis from Scott Anderson and Y... -
An al-Qaeda Setback in Syria?
Unheralded amid the recent political chaos in Washington and upheavals in the Middle East was a potential bit of good news: revelations that the al-Qaeda core’s split from its Syrian affiliate did not re...
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