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The Report, Episode Eleven: A Special Counsel
Today, we released the eleventh episode of Lawfare’s narrative audio documentary, The Report, which recounts the story Robert Mueller lays out in his 448-page report. -
Losing Control Over Returnees?
Editor’s Note: Perhaps the biggest counterterrorism challenge facing European states is how to handle their citizens who went to fight in Iraq and Syria and now seek to return. Europe's response has been... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Susan Hennessey, Molly Reynolds and Margaret Taylor analyzed the ongoing impeachment inquiry, suggesting that Congress should carefully consider its procedural strategy to maintain the legitimacy of the ... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Leah Sottile on Bundyville and American Radicalism
At his rally in Minneapolis earlier this week, President Trump received voluntary security from an unexpected source: the Oathkeepers, a far-right militia associated with the white supremacy movement. Th... -
How Should the House Handle Impeachment?
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is approaching a fork in the road on the House’s impeachment inquiry. The White House has indicated an unwillingness to cooperate with the inquiry, and so the House has to deci... -
Accountability for Islamic State Fighters: What Are the Options?
President Trump’s sudden announcement that the U.S. would withdraw forces from along the Syria-Turkey border has already had dramatic consequences. -
District Court Rules Against Trump in Border Wall Case
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas found President Trump’s proclamation declaring a national emergency at the southern border to be unlawful, ruling that the use of funds for this ... -
The Cipollone Letter: Trouble in the White House Counsel’s Office
The aggressive letter from the White House counsel to Congress, announcing that the president will not cooperate with the impeachment inquiry, is further evidence of the deterioration of norms in the con... -
Former Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch’s Opening Statement Before Congress
Former Ambassador to Ukraine Marie L. Yovanovitch delivered her opening statement in closed-door testimony before the House Committees on Oversight and Reform, Foreign Affairs and Intelligence. In the st... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit rejected President Trump’s effort to block a congressional subpoena for his financial documents and tax returns, reports the Washington Post. -
Appellate Court Rules House Committee Can Subpoena Trump Tax Returns
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit rejected President Trump’s appeal to block the release of his tax returns to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. The court’s decision affirmed that... -
House Committees Subpoena Energy Secretary Rick Perry for Documents
The chairmen of the House Committees on Oversight and Reform, Intelligence and Foreign Affairs sent a letter to Energy Secretary Rick Perry compelling him to produce documents for the impeachment inquiry...
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