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McMaster Named National Security Advisor
President Donald Trump has named Army Lieutenant General Herbert Raymond “H.R.” McMaster, 54, as his new National Security Adviser, calling McMaster a “man of tremendous talent and tremendous experience.... -
Does Sessions Have to Recuse Himself on Russia Investigations?
The Russian Connection gravitational vortex continues to pull at the new administration, fed almost daily by new allegations and reporting. Reuters reported over the weekend on three separate FBI probes ... -
North Korea’s Recent Ballistic Missile Launch: Another Foreign Policy Test for Donald Trump
President Donald Trump assessed the state of U.S. foreign affairs during his wide-ranging Thursday press conference: “I just want to let you know, I inherited a mess.” That evaluation appeared to rely, ... -
The DHS Border Memo: Ramping Up Expedited Removal and Raising Tensions with Mexico and with Due Process
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary John Kelly has just sent two memos to the White House for review that could fundamentally reshape U.S. immigration enforcement and exacerbate tensions with... -
How Local Law Enforcement Uses Community Policing to Combat Terrorism
Editor’s Note: Terrorism is a global problem, but it is also a local one. Individual terrorists, particularly lone wolves, are often linked to their communities in terms of their resentments, ambitions, ... -
The DHS Immigration Enforcement Memos
As many are reporting this morning, the Secretary of DHS has issued two memos regarding immigration enforcement. I will have much to say about them later, but for now, here is a link to the versions tha... -
Special Counsel; Not Special Prosecutor
The New York Times is calling for a "special prosecutor" to investigate the Russian influence on the elections. That's the right instinct, but, because words matter I wanted to offer a small "nit." The... -
“It Wasn’t Me; It Was John Kelly”: Some Themes from Trump’s Press Conference
From Fox News to MSNBC, the press has panned President Trump’s Thursday solo press conference. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Edward Jay Epstein on “How America Lost Its Secrets”
Amidst the chaos surrounding Michael Flynn’s departure as national security advisor and the slowly unspooling news story on the Trump team’s reported contacts with the Russian government, it’s worth tak... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
General Michael T. Flynn was forced to resign this week because of his discussion of U.S. sanctions on Russia with Russian ambassador to the United States Sergey Kislyak—discussions he earlier denied. Th... -
It’s Not About Mike Flynn
As Lawfare readers know, someone in government leaked the news that Michael Flynn did indeed discuss sanctions in his post-election phone calls with Russia’s Ambassador to the United States, Sergey Kisly... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
CBS News tells us that retired Vice Admiral Robert Harward turned down President Donald Trump’s offer to replace Michael Flynn as national security adviser last night, leaving General Keith Kellogg as ac...
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