Latest in Executive Branch
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Inside Trump’s Second-Term National Security Strategy
President Trump’s new “America First” National Security Strategy (NSS) is a stark departure from previous strategies. -
Why the Government Keeps Failing to Re-Indict Letitia James
Prosecutors are satisfying the definition of insanity—doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. -
Lawfare Daily: ‘Deportation, Inc.’ and the Rise of the Immigration Enforcement Economy
Why does the government outsource the critical immigration enforcement functions? -
Lawfare Live: Trials of the Trump Administration, Dec. 19
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation targeting actions from President Trump. -
Lawfare Daily: Trump Admin Attacks on Inspectors General with Cristin Dorgelo and Rob Storch
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Rational Security: The “Chestbursters Roasting on an Open Fire” Edition
Scott Anderson, Alan Rozenshtein, and Ari Tabatabai talked through the week’s big national security news stories. -
A Political Earthquake in Ukraine
Zelensky folds to critics and sacks his ultra-powerful chief of staff. -
The Situation: Why Can’t Kash Patel Shut Up?
On the FBI director’s penchant for commenting on pending matters. -
The Administration’s Drug Boat Strikes Are Crimes Against Humanity
Members of Congress are wrong to call the strikes war crimes in the absence of an armed conflict, but the strikes are serious crimes under international law. -
Executive Order Designates Fentanyl as Weapon of Mass Destruction
The White House says fentanyl is “closer to a chemical weapon than a narcotic,” warning about the opioid's possible use in a terror attack. -
The Pentagon’s Operational Technology Problem
The readiness of America’s warfighters depends on the cybersecurity of operational technology that is largely unregulated. -
Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, Dec. 12
Listen to the Dec. 12 livestream as a podcast.


