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Reductions in Force During Shutdowns: Easier Said Than Done
Even if a lapse in appropriations justifies RIFs, the administration will struggle to lawfully carry out such RIFs. -
Rational Security: The “Sweet Dreams Are Made of Cheese” Edition
Scott Anderson, Alan Rozenshtein and Anna Bower talked through the week’s big national security news stories. -
Making a Scarecrow of the Law: A Former Agent’s Reaction to Recent Events at the FBI
My response to the ongoing politicization of the FBI under Kash Patel. -
You Can’t Designate ‘Antifa.’ Banks and Platforms Will Act Like You Did Anyway.
The White House’s words will change behavior long before any court can. -
The Situation: What a Shutdown Has to Accomplish
It’s not just about Medicaid funding. -
IEEPA Authorizes Asset Freezing, Not Seizing
Treating a tax or tariff as different from a confiscation is an interpretive issue that should be decided by Congress, not the judiciary. -
Lawfare Daily: The Justice Department as a Political Weapon
Discussing the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey. -
Reductions in Force During Shutdowns
The Trump administration plans to use the pending shutdown as justification for additional RIFs. -
The Situation: The Nonsense and the Menace
Reading the president’s new orders on political violence and terrorism. -
Lawfare Live, the Day After: The Justice Department as a Political Weapon
Join the Lawfare team Monday September 29 at 2pm ET for a live discussion. -
A TikTok ‘Deal’?
We may never know if the administration-brokered TikTok sale complies with the law, or at what cost it was secured. -
The Situation: Brief Thoughts on the Indictment of James Comey
You can’t keep the facts out of a criminal case forever.
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