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Lawfare Daily: Trans and Indispensable in the Trump White House
Former CIA officer Julia Curlee discusses the purge of the NSC in the first 70 days of Trump’s second presidency. -
Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, August 14
Listen to the August 14 livestream as a podcast. -
Lawfare Live: The Trials of the Trump Administration, August 14
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation surrounding the Trump administration. -
Lawfare Daily: Purges and Power Plays in Domestic Ukrainian Politics
Unpack what's happened since Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky fired Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. -
The FBI Proved Comey’s Innocence. The DOJ Indicted Anyway.
In the seashells case, the FBI searched for proof that gangsters used “86” to mean “kill” and that Comey knew it. Now an expert says their theory is “preposterous.” -
The Most Important Phrase in GSA’s Revised AI Clause Has No Definition
The revision fixed much of the first draft’s overreach, but the clause still doesn’t say where the government’s data protections begin and end. -
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. -
From Promise to Peril: The U.S. Retreat From Civilian Harm Response
Hegseth’s U-turn on decades of CHMR progress has contributed to more civilian casualties and left victims without access to repair and amends. -
Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, August 7
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Rational Security: The “Live from Mom’s Basement” Edition
Scott Anderson, Natalie Orpett, Julia Curlee, and Ariane Tabatabai talked through the week’s big national security news stories. -
Lawfare Live: The Trials of the Trump Administration, August 7
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation surrounding the Trump administration. -
Immigration as a Test Case for Executive AI Governance
DHS deploys AI in immigration enforcement largely untested, undisclosed, and unreviewed, a preview of how AI could reshape executive power.


