Latest in Executive Branch
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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
Listen to the August 7 livestream as a podcast. -
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. -
Lawfare Daily: The Rise of the Military-Technology Complex with Bernice Yeung
How do Silicon Valley and the Pentagon influence each other? -
Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, July 31
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How Trump v. Slaughter Strengthens the Case for Third-Party AI Regulation
The recent decision takes off the table one of the most popular proposals for AI governance: an independent federal agency, free from a president’s whims. -
War, Race, and America’s Values
A review of Wil Haygood, “The War Within a War: The Black Struggle in Vietnam and at Home” (Alfred A. Knopf, 2026) -
Lawfare No Bull: Confirmation Hearing for Attorney General Nominee Todd Blanche
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Lawfare Live: The Trials of the Trump Administration, July 31
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation surrounding the Trump administration. -
Inferior Officers Protections Post-Slaughter
A district court judge has affirmed removal protections for inferior officers in the first case to consider the question post-Slaughter.


