Latest in Executive Branch
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Why Is the Weaponization Report So … Normal?
The Justice Department report’s measured tone masks a deeper effort to legitimize targeting career officials. -
DHS’s Flawed Defense of Home Invasion Based on Administrative Warrants
Defending ICE home invasions without judicial warrants, DHS relies in significant part on a 1960 Supreme Court case. Does that hold up? -
Lawfare Daily: Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA) on Congress’s Role in Foreign Affairs
Representative Sara Jacobs joins Lawfare Daily to discuss the Iran War, U.S. foreign assistance, and more. -
Fewer Bots, More Ads: The Pentagon’s Evolving Online Influence Campaigns
Post-2022 efforts use ad buys to reach millions—drawing real reactions, Community Notes, and appeals to Grok. -
Dominating AI Requires Understanding AI
AI dominance will require more than faster models—it will require breakthroughs in understanding, testing, and securing frontier AI. -
A New Low? Presidential Records and the Role of OLC
An extraordinary constitutional claim from OLC threatens decades of practice—and now faces the courts. -
Lawfare Daily: What the War Powers Resolution Means for Iran
Is the WPR constraining President Trump's ability to wage war with Iran? -
Law and the Iran War, After the First 60 Days
The War Powers Resolution hasn’t been rendered irrelevant. Its relevance is just beginning. -
Rational Security: The “I’ve Never Done THAT Before!” Edition
Scott Anderson, Molly Roberts, Roger Parloff, and Tyler McBrien talked through the week’s big national security news stories. -
Trump Administration Releases 2026 Counterterrorism Strategy
The 16-page memo signed by President Trump reiterates the administration’s plan to pursue cartels, jihadists, and left-wing actors. -
Lawfare Daily: An Insider’s Account of the Trump Administration’s Dismantling of USAID
Nicholas Enrich discusses his experience within USAID as DOGE dismantled it from the inside. -
Drone Threats Are Evolving; Data Retention Rules Are Not
Drones threaten U.S. bases, but recent amendments to Section 130i force deletion of the data needed to identify patterns and adapt.


