Latest in Executive Branch
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Lawfare Daily: How the Trump Administration is Using the Military to Enforce Its New Immigration Policies
What steps have the administration taken so far? -
Breaking Down OPM’s ‘Fork in the Road’ Email to Federal Workers
Though the subject line borrows a phrase from Musk’s Twitter email, the federal government is not a private company, and its HR policies are arcane and legally binding. -
The Trump Defense Department’s First Border Deployment: A Return to the Past
Trump’s first southern border deployment retreads old ground and almost certainly relies on non-emergency authorities, many of which were also employed by the Biden administration. -
Trump Issues Memorandum to Detain Migrants at Guantanamo
The president directs the secretaries of defense and homeland security to expand the migrant operations center to “full capacity.” -
The Patel Dossier
Everything you want to know about Kash Patel—and so very much more. -
Prosecuting Journalists Complicates Biden’s Press Freedom Legacy
During the Biden administration, the Justice Department pursued criminal cases that threatened to criminalize newsgathering and undermine journalist protections. -
Lawfare Daily: Understanding the Impoundment Crisis
What is going on with the federal government funding freeze? -
Rational Security: The “Don’t Cry for Me, Lawfare” Edition
Scott Anderson, Kevin Frazier, Eugenia Lostri, and special guest Peter Harrell dived deep into the week’s national security news. -
Sanctuary, Supremacy, History, and the Deep Country
The Trump administration lacks the legal power to coerce state and local authorities to enlist in its deportation campaign—and ignores the history of similar failed efforts. -
Lawfare Daily: Peter Hyun on the Tech Supply Chain and National Security
What are the FCC’s data security and cybersecurity enforcement authorities? -
The Situation: The Stakes in Those Justice Department Firings
What does ousting career prosecutors have to do with the nomination of Kash Patel? -
Trump Executive Order Targets Transgender Service Members
The order reverses a 2021 Biden administration directive allowing transgender troops to serve openly—which itself had overturned an earlier ban from the first Trump administration.


