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The Lawfare Podcast Shorts: Four Principles for Reading the Mueller Report
It’s looking more and more like Robert Mueller’s special counsel investigation is finally reaching an end. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Attorney General Bill Barr is expected to announce the completion of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation as early as next week, CNN reports. As the Justice Department prepares to transmit a ve... -
Document: IRS Employee Charged With Unlawful Disclosure of Suspicious Activity Reports
A criminal complaint unsealed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California alleged that IRS employee John C. Fry unlawfully disclosed confidential reports about former Trum... -
Four Principles for Reading the Mueller Report
Right now—before any information is public—is an excellent time to set some ground rules regarding how people should engage this material. -
Where Congress Stands on Yemen
On Feb. 13, the House of Representatives passed H.J. Res. 37, a joint resolution that purports to direct the executive branch to end U.S. support for the Saudi-led military campaign against Houthi rebels... -
Rational Security: The 'Overcoats' Edition
President Trump says his intelligence director is “not loyal” and may want to fire him. Trump administration officials pushed a plan to sell nuclear power plants to Saudi Arabia. And hackers hit Australi... -
Document: Government Alleges Coast Guardsman Planned Terrorist Attack
A Maryland-based Coast Guardsman, Christopher Hasson, has been charged with criminal possession of firearms, under 18 U.S.C. -
In Praise of Justice Department Independence Norms (and of Matthew Whitaker)
When President Trump appointed the unqualified Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general on Nov. 7, 2018, many prominent people believed that the country faced yet another “constitutional crisis” point. -
Keeping Huawei Hardware Out of the U.S. Is Not Enough to Secure 5G
The Trump administration’s effort to protect the security of fifth-generation, or 5G, wireless networks by limiting the deployment of Chinese technology both domestically and globally melds trade policy ... -
Teaching the Technical Aspects of Cybersecurity to Law and Policy Students: Come Join Our Team in Austin!
Tacos and sunshine. SXSW and a booming, tech-focused economy. Barbeque and live music all over. All that, plus a chance to work with a team that is kind, fun, and eager to innovate in the classroom and... -
SinoTech: U.S.-China Trade Talks in Beijing Conclude Without Meaningful Progress on Structural Issues
Last week, American and Chinese officials held trade talks in Beijing over a five-day period. From Feb. 11 to Feb. 13, a lower-level American delegation, led by Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Jeffrey G... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
President Donald Trump asked then-Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker whether Geoffrey Berman, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and Trump appointee, could be put in charge of ...
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