Latest in Executive Branch
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Executive Order on ‘Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies’
The order expands presidential oversight of agencies and asserts “authoritative interpretation” of executive branch law by the president. -
Did DOGE Take Credit for Spending Cuts Related to President Carter’s Death?
Inaccuracies on DOGE’s website raise questions about DOGE’s activities and transparency. -
Lawfare No Bull: Confirmation Hearing for Deputy Attorney General Nominee Todd Blanche
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IEEPA Tariffs’ Many Legal Challenges
There are more promising angles to challenge Trump’s potential use of IEEPA for tariffs than on major questions doctrine or national emergency grounds. -
Birthright Citizenship and the Obscure Right of Expatriation
Recent attempts to undermine the century-old consensus on birthright citizenship have failed spectacularly. But the obscure history of the inherent right of expatriation provides an additional reason not... -
Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, Feb. 14
Listen to the February 14 livestream. -
The Situation: No Way Out
On the necessity and impossibility of being a federal prosecutor under Donald Trump. -
The TikTok Ban Withers Away
As Apple and Google put TikTok back in app stores, Trump's non-enforcement policy threatens to permanently nullify Congress's law. -
How the Attack on USAID Hurts Ukraine
The effect of Trump’s executive order—and Musk’s attempts to dismantle the agency— is already being felt widely in Ukraine. -
Can Trump Invoke the Alien Enemies Act?
Trump wants to fit a round, troubled, 227-year-old law into the square hole of illegal immigration. What, if anything, stands in his way? -
Trump Signs Executive Order to Reshape the U.S. Foreign Service
The order directs the secretary of state to reform recruiting, performance, evaluation, retention, and other diplomatic service standards. -
Musk Poses Cybersecurity Risks
Musk and his DOGE associates’ reported access to sensitive government systems presents serious cybersecurity risks.


