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Trump Executive Order Targets Transgender Service Members
The order reverses a 2021 Biden administration directive allowing transgender troops to serve openly—which itself had overturned an earlier ban from the first Trump administration. -
A Primer on the Impoundment Control Act
Refusals to undertake required spending are already a major theme of Trump’s second term, but the law limits such executive action. -
Trump Orders Pause on Federal Financial Assistance
The memorandum directs agencies to pause funding and conduct a review of programs implicated by executive orders. -
Lawfare Live: Patel, Gabbard, and Kennedy Confirmation Hearings
Watch the discussion on Jan. 30 at 4 pm ET. -
What DeepSeek r1 Means—and What It Doesn’t
China's AI breakthrough doesn’t invalidate America’s export controls—but it does expose real weaknesses in its AI policy. -
Lawfare Daily: Nick Bednar on Trump's Civil Service Executive Orders
How is President Trump reshaping the civil service? -
Donald Trump and the Presidential Communications Privilege
Trump’s use of the presidential communications privilege to delay his prosecution is a tale of due process failure. -
The Situation: Horsepeople of the Trumpocalypse
Kash Patel, Tulsi Gabbard, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have one thing in common: They believe things that aren’t true. -
Can the 9/11 Plea Withstand the Appointments Clause?
The D.C. Circuit will decide if Secretary Austin gave ex ante guidance on the plea and if performance of the deal had already begun. -
Trump Fired 17 Inspectors General—Was It Legal?
Probably so, but Congress has lawfully constrained the president’s authority to replace the fired IGs. -
Lawfare Daily: Discussing President Trump’s First Batch of Executive Orders
What do the EOs do? -
Divided by Hate: Confronting Antisemitism and Islamophobia in the Netherlands
The political response to recent incidents like the attack targeting supporters of an Israeli soccer team is making polarization worse.
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