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Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, October 16
Listen to the October 16 livestream as a podcast. -
Lawfare Live: The Trials of the Trump Administration, Oct 16
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation surrounding the Trump administration. -
Lawfare Daily: The New Command Economy with Kristen Eichensehr and Ashley Deeks
Discussing the U.S. government's increasingly activist role in the economy. -
The Many Open Questions About the Trump Administration’s New De Facto AI Model Licensing System
The Trump administration’s AI framework not yet been publicly released. This has left many open questions, including about which models it covers, who has access to the framework, and whether it preclude... -
Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, October 9th
Listen to the October 9th livestream as a podcast. -
Dispatch: In ‘Fake News’ Ban Hearing, Trump Is His Own DOJ’s Worst Enemy
The government argues CNN v. Trump is about national security. The president says it's about “bad stories.” -
Why the U.S. Military Has Never Threatened Civilian Governance
A review of “The State and the Soldier: A History of Civil-Military Relations in the United States” (Polity, 2025). -
Rational Security: The “Too Much Molly” Edition
Scott Anderson, Benjamin Wittes, Molly L. Roberts, and Molly E. Reynolds talk through the week’s big news in national security. -
Lawfare Live: The Trials of the Trump Administration, October 9
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation surrounding the Trump administration. -
Lawfare Daily: ‘Crossing the Red Line’ in Gaza with Akbar Shahid Ahmed
Akbar Shahid Ahmed discusses his new book on the Biden administration’s Gaza policy. -
The President Doesn’t Have Unlimited Power to Impose Import Bans
Contrary to Trump’s claims, executive power to impose import bans is constrained by most of the same legal restrictions as the power to impose tariffs. -
Lawfare No Bull: D.C. Circuit’s Argument Over Criminal Contempt Inquiry


