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Justice Dept Memo Calls for Investigations of State and Local Officials
The new policy directs department attorneys to investigate and potentially prosecute those officials who refuse to enforce Trump’s hard-line immigration enforcement policies. -
Trump Releases Memorandum on ‘America First Trade Policy’
The memo calls for a reassessment of trade agreements and recommendations to “defend” U.S. economic and national security. -
Trump Directs State Department to Recommend Cartels for Terrorism Designation
The order also directs the attorney general and secretary of homeland security to “make operational preparations” to implement any decision the president may make “to invoke the Alien Enemies Act.” -
Trump Issues Proclamation on ‘Guaranteeing the States Protection Against Invasion’
The proclamation exercises both statutory authority alongside broad new assertions of constitutional authority to implement new restrictions on immigration. -
How American Institutions Failed to Meet the Moment
The Constitution provides tools with which to defend against a demagogue. But political elites have refused to use them. -
Rational Security: “The Next First Day of the Rest of Our Lives” Edition
Scott Anderson, Benjamin Wittes, Quinta Jurecic, and Alan Rozenshtein talked through the week’s big—and we mean BIG—national security news -
An Emerging Road Map for Trump’s Use of the Military to Combat Immigration
Trump’s executive orders reveal the range of legal theories (some uncontroversial, others quite radical) that may be used to justify military deployments to combat immigration. -
Lawfare Live: President Trump's Executive Orders
On Jan. 23 at 4 pm ET the Lawfare team will discuss of the national security and foreign policy EOs. -
Trump Issues Executive Order on ‘Realigning’ Foreign Aid
Trump ordered a 90-day pause in foreign aid programs pending review of their efficiency and consistency with U.S. foreign policy. -
Trump Signs Order Initiating U.S. Withdrawal from WHO
The order directs the State Department and other government actors to begin the process of withdrawal from the World Health Organization. -
FARA Is a Catchall Statute—and That’s a Problem
Newly proposed regulations highlight how FARA’s overbreadth creates confusion and risks politicization. -
Lawfare Daily: The Gaza Ceasefire and Where It May Lead
What's the status of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas?
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