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Today's Headlines and Commentary
In conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, President Trump was repeatedly told that Ukraine was a hopelessly corrupt country, according to the Washi... -
The Lawfare Podcast: James Verini and Dan Gabriel on the Battle for Mosul
In 2014, the precipitous fall of the ancient city of Mosul signaled the sudden rise to power of the Islamic State, a group that would soon declare a new caliphate from Mosul's Great Mosque. Two years lat... -
The Cyberlaw Podcast: Is Intelligence 'Reform' a Self-Licking Ice Cream Cone and Compliance Trap?
Our interview is with Alex Joel, former Chief of the Office of Civil Liberties, Privacy, and Transparency at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Alex is now at the American University l... -
Livestream: Government Officials Testify on Securing America's Elections
Today, the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on securing America's elections. The committee will hear testimony from Matthew Masterson, a senior cybersecurity adviser at the Department of Ho... -
The Oceans Are in Peril—and the IPCC Report Confirms It
During the U.N. General Assembly meeting in mid-September, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the international body for assessing climate science, released its Special Report on Ocean... -
Brexit Endgame: Parliament Seeks Extension
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Today's Headlines and Commentary
CNN reports that a convoy has successfully transported American military personnel from Syria into Iraq as part of President Trump’s withdrawal from Syria. The New York Times reports that Trump is now le... -
Self-Dealing in Ukraine: The Core of the Impeachment Inquiry
As the Ukraine story develops, the public focus has remained largely on wrongdoing by the president outside the realm of criminal law, focusing instead on President Trump’s apparent use of his office for... -
The Week That Will Be
Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) Monday, October 21, 2019, at 5:00 p.m.: The Reiss Center on Law and Security will host a discussion on the role of Congress in national security... -
Andrew C. McCarthy’s Unconvincing Defense of the President on Ukraine
Over at National Review, former federal prosecutor Andrew C. McCarthy has weighed in on Trump's Ukraine shenanigans and arrived at some out-of-the-box conclusions. -
The Recommendations Clause as a Tool of Executive Power
Much has been written about the Trump administration’s broad understanding of the scope of executi -
The Logic of Staying in Afghanistan and the Logic of Getting Out
Editor’s Note: Afghanistan is America’s longest war, and recent attempts to negotiate an end with the Taliban appear to have failed, at least for now. Many Americans are asking whether it is worth stayin...
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