Latest in Executive Branch
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The Law of Going to War with Iran, Redux
The Trump administration’s attack on Iran pushes even the executive branch’s generous understandings of the President’s legal authority to their limits. -
White House Submits Iran War Powers Report to Congress
Following this weekend’s strikes, the president submitted his report notifying Congress of the military action. -
Lawfare Daily: The Pentagon Designates Anthropic as a Supply Chain Risk
What has been the reaction to the designation of Anthropic as a supply chain risk? -
The Situation: Stand With Anthropic
You might not like the creator of Claude, but its fight with Pete Hegseth is important for the rule of law. -
Pentagon’s Anthropic Designation Won’t Survive First Contact with Legal System
This is designation as political theater: a show of force that will not stick. -
Lawfare Live: Anthropic Designated as a Supply Chain Risk
Watch the discussion at 3:30 PM ET on March 2. -
Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, Feb. 27
Listen to the Feb. 27 livestream as a podcast. -
Scaling Laws: The Pentagon Goes to War With Anthropic
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Lawfare Daily: Patronage Pardons: A Conversation with Prof. Lee Kovarsky about a Novel Feature of the Trump Administration
What are patronage pardons? -
Lawfare Live: The Trials of the Trump Administration, Feb. 27
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation surrounding the Trump administration. -
State of the Union 2026: National Security Excerpts
A roundup of foreign policy and national security statements from Trump’s second address to Congress since taking office again. -
What the Defense Production Act Can and Can’t Do to Anthropic
The legal answer depends on what the government is actually demanding—and the statute's ambiguities cut both ways.


