Democracy & Elections
Latest in Democracy & Elections
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Rational Security: The “Forbidden Fruit” Edition
Scott Anderson, Benjamin Wittes, Michael Feinberg, and Molly Roberts talked through the week’s big news in national security. -
Lawfare Daily: Lies, Laws, and Campaigns
How can lies be disincentivize on the campaign trail? -
Inside the Implementation of Schedule Policy/Career
President Trump signed an executive order making over 8,000 federal employees removable at will. -
Rules of Engagement When the Troops Appear at Polling Sites
State election officials can mitigate the perils of federal “armed men” at the polls. -
The Justice Department Erases History; Lawfare Restores It
Last week, the Justice Department deleted thousands of press releases related to the Jan. 6 insurrection and other matters. Here they are. -
Assassination and the Making of the Modern World
A review of Simon Ball, “Death to Order: A Modern History of Assassination” (Yale University Press, 2025). -
Lawfare Live: The Trials of the Trump Administration, May 29
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation surrounding the Trump administration. -
Rational Security: The “Potty Like It’s 1999” Edition
Scott Anderson, Anna Bower, Eric Columbus, and Molly Reynolds discussed the week’s big national security news stories. -
Lawfare Daily: Russia’s ‘Tradecraft, Tactics, and Dirty Tricks,’ with Sean Wiswesser
Sean Wiswesser on his new book, “Tradecraft, Tactics, and Dirty Tricks: Russian Intelligence and Putin’s Secret War” (U.S. Naval Institute, 2026) -
Lawfare No Bull: Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche Testifies on DOJ’s 2027 Budget Request
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Lawfare Daily: Investigating the Investigators: Sophia Yan on Journalism in the PRC
Sophia Yan shares her experience of being surveilled by the Chinese government. -
Lawfare Daily: How the World Sees Trump’s America with Eve Fairbanks and Madeleine Schwartz
Eve Fairbanks and Madeleine Schwartz discuss The Dial's forthcoming book, “How We See it: The World Looks at America in the Age of Trump” (The New Press).


