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The Lawfare Podcast: Sue Biniaz on the Trump Administration and International Climate Policy
From 1989 to early 2017, Sue Biniaz was the lead climate lawyer and a climate negotiator at the State Department. She was also a key architect of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, a UN-negotiated ag... -
How the White House Plays Hardball on Congressional Oversight of Security Clearances
Recent weeks have seen a fresh round of reports about the White House’s handling of security clearances for President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and daughter, Ivanka Trump. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee Adam Smith (D-Wa.) denied a Defense Department request to reprogram $1 billion towards border fence construction, though the Pentagon has indicated it could... -
Gaza Border Events Revisited—Has the U.N. Commission of Inquiry Sharpened the Picture?
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Unpacking the Obstruction of Justice Mystery in the Barr Letter
On March 24, Attorney General William Barr sent a letter to Congress that summarized the “principal conclusions” of the report filed the previous week by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. -
Document: Transcript of George Papadopoulos Interview With House Judiciary and Oversight Committees
House Committee on the Judiciary Ranking Member Doug Collins (R-Ga.) released the transcript of former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos's interview with the House Judiciary and O... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The FBI will brief the Gang of Eight on counterintelligence findings made by Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, NBC News reports. -
Document: Habeas Petition Challenging Indefinite Detention Under 'Special Circumstances'
The New York Times reports that Adham Amin Hassoun has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus challenging his current detention in an immigration facility in Buffalo, New York. Hassoun, a Palestini... -
Edward Snowden, National Security Whistleblowing and Civil Disobedience
Editor’s note: This essay is adapted from the author’s coda to the forthcoming volume “Whistleblowing Nation: Disclosing U.S. National Security and the Challenge of Dissent,” edited by Kaeten Mistry and ... -
The Lawfare Podcast, Special Edition: The Mueller Report and the Barr Letter
Special Counsel Robert Mueller sent his report to Bill Barr on Friday, and the attorney general sent a letter to Congress on Sunday detailing the principal conclusions of the Mueller report. Benjamin Wit... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Attorney General Bill Barr provided a summary of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s final report to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees and released it publicly. -
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