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What Michael Cohen’s Plea and Paul Manafort’s Conviction Mean for Trump and the Mueller Investigation
Seven questions about national security and the way forward in the wake of Tuesday’s events. -
Michael Cohen Plea Agreement: Possible Meanings of the Campaign Finance Counts
Attorney Michael Cohen pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge that is compelling only because of the story he has to tell, along with other evidence, about the way that Donald Trump operates. -
Document: Michael Cohen Plea Agreement
The plea agreement reached by the president's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen with prosecutors in the Southern District of New York is available in full below. We will add other documents as they ar... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
President Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen is expected to plead guilty to charges related to bank fraud, tax fraud and a campaign finance violation, reports the Washington Post. -
Water Wars: Dollar Diplomacy
At the ASEAN Regional Forum on Aug. -
Document: Government Need Not Disclose Syria Airstrike Justification, Judge Rules
On Tuesday, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled to deny the nonprofit group Protect Democracy access to certain documents related to the Trump administration’s legal justification ... -
Livestream: Hearing on Russian Sanctions
The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs is holding a hearing Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. on "Russia Sanctions: Current Effectiveness and Potential for Next Steps." The committee will hear t... -
Document: Indictment Against Two Alleged Agents of Iran
The Department of Justice National Security Division has accused two individuals of acting covertly on behalf of the government of Iran. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Special Edition: The Mueller Investigation's Weird Weekend
What a weird weekend it has been. The Manafort jury is deliberating, the White House lawyer is cooperating with the special prosecutor and giving 30 hours of interview about presidential conduct, and Mic... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Just before dawn on Monday, six bullets were fired from a moving car at the U.S. embassy in Turkey, though no one was hurt, the AP reports. Turkish officials swiftly condemned the shooting, and Turkish p... -
The Week That Will Be
Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar) Wednesday, Aug. 22 at 10:00 a.m.: The Brookings Institution will host a panel discussion on “Reimagining the U.S.-South Korea Alliance.” Panelis... -
The Dangers in the Trump-Brennan Confrontation
President Trump’s revocation of former CIA Director John Brennan’s security clearance brings together in an unfortunate way two pathological trends in the Trump era, and highlights the conundrum of the f...
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