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After Good Faith: Intelligence Oversight in the New Congress
Congress should demand answers about the assault on the intelligence community. -
Congressional Oversight after Trump v. United States
Trump v. United States weakened Congress’s oversight powers. If Democrats retake Congress, expect them to try to work around it. -
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 No Bull: Jack Smith Testifies Before Senate Judiciary Committee for Past Trump Probes
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Lawfare Daily: Mike Schmidt Talks CHIPS and U.S. Industrial Policy
In this episode of the Security Economics podcast series Mike Schmidt discusses the CHIPS Act. -
The Boat Strikes Aren’t Part of a War. They’re Murder.
By debating war powers and war crimes, Congress is missing the simpler, graver truth: The president is directing summary executions. -
Can the Midterms Be 'Stolen' On Jan. 3? It's Complicated.
Panic about a 'rogue clerk' is likely unwarranted—but it's worth paying attention. -
Shutdown Reform’s Constitutional Blind Spot: The Two-Year Clause
A bill to automatically fund the government in an appropriations lapse would end shutdowns—except the Two-Year Clause forbids funding the Army permanently. -
A Senate Committee Voted to Hold Fauci in Contempt. Now What?
The precedents set in the pursuit of Fauci could come back to haunt Republicans or possibly tee up even more politically motivated retribution campaigns in the next Congress. -
Lawfare No Bull: Confirmation Hearing for Attorney General Nominee Todd Blanche
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The Monroe Doctrine Was Never a Blank Check for Presidential War
Trump’s “Donroe Doctrine” in Latin America inverts a policy that, properly understood, abided by and reinforced constraints on unilateral presidential force. -
Lawfare No Bull: Confirmation Hearing for Director of National Intelligence Nominee Jay Clayton


