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Scholars have long debated the role of courts in foreign affairs and national security. These debates have centered on the institutional competence of courts to address complex and secretive foreign and ...
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Welcome to episode 68! On tap for this week:
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Does Title 10 impose a legal barrier on U.S. Cyber Command conducting operations outside of the Pentagon’s own networks?
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When Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed former FBI Director Bob Mueller as special counsel to investigate Russian election interference, I found myself neither surprised that Mueller had be...
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Today’s news post is shorter than usual. Our normal coverage will resume tomorrow.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding an executive business meeting Thursday during which it will consider legislation protecting the special counsel from termination without good cause. Sen. Chuck G...
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The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is holding a hearing Thursday at 10:15 a.m. on the nomination of CIA Director Mike Pompeo to be secretary of state. Read his prepared testimony.
Watch the hearin...
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On Friday, April 6, the Treasury Department announced sanctions on a variety of Russian entities, including “seven Russian oligarchs and 12 companies they own or control, 17 senior Russian government off...
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Election security appears to have gained momentum on Capitol Hill. Days before lawmakers adjourned for the Easter recess, the Senate intelligence committee rolled out bipartisan policy recommendations an...
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Federal authorities launch raids on the home and office of President Trump’s personal attorney. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before Congress. And the U.S. prepares for possible military action ...
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The firing of James Comey happened without warning. After fuming about the FBI director during a May 2017 weekend trip, President Trump dismissed Comey in a shocking fashion. There was no time for other ...
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In a tweet early Wednesday morning, President Trump announced that missiles “will be coming” to Syria in response to the Assad regime’s chemical weapons attack on Douma, the Washington Post reports.
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Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos.
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Russia is increasingly emerging as an enemy of the United States, not just a rival. Although President Trump generally seems to oppose any attempt to confront Russia—with the exception of a tweet this mo...
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House Armed Services Committee Hearing on Cyber Operations
The House Armed Services Committee is holding a hearing Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. on "Cyber Operations Today: Preparing for 21st Century Challeng...
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The House Energy and Commerce Committee is holding a hearing Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. featuring testimony from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Read his prepared testimony here and watch the hearing live:
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The raid on the office of Donald Trump’s lawyer Michael Cohen, the president’s latest tweet-complaints and
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The idea of proxy conflict dates to the Cold War and earlier, but Tim Maurer’s new book “Cyber Mercenaries: The State, Hackers, and Power” makes one of the first forays into proxy conflict in cyberspace....
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The country is entering a dangerous moment—the moment of actual confrontation between the president of the United States and those who would investigate him.
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The U.S. government seems on a set path toward intervening in Syria with military force (probably air strikes of some sort) in response to the recent a chemical weapons attack allegedly sponsored by the ...