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Marriage of Convenience? Liberals and the Intelligence Community Come Together Over the Russia Connection
As Americans gathered to watch James Comey testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee, a meme emerged on certain corners of the left-leaning internet: people had a crush on the former FBI director.... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Bryan Fogel on 'Icarus'—and Russia
The new Netflix documentary Icarus may seem at first glance off the beaten path for Lawfare. It's a film about doping in international sports, not national security law or policy. But as I explained when... -
The Friendliest Lawsuit Ever Filed Against the Justice Department
Yesterday, for the first time in my life, I filed a lawsuit. It may be the friendliest lawsuit ever filed against the Justice Department. I filed it because I believe President Trump lied before Congre... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
To better understand Russian interference in the 2016 election, Benjamin Wittes recommended watching the movie "Icarus," a documentary that focuses on Russia’s Olympic doping program and that details Rus... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
In another provocative warning to the Kim Jong Un regime, President Donald Trump tweeted Friday morning that the U.S. is “locked and loaded, should North Korea act unwisely,” The New York Times reports. ... -
Leaks, Mutual Self-Restraint and Credibility
On our new Foreign Policy feed, Helen Klein Murillo examines the delicate balance struck between the government and journalists on leaks in light of Attorney General Jeff Sessions's press conference on l... -
Water Wars: As Nuclear Tensions Rise, Trump’s Third FONOP
USS John McCain Loiters at Mischief Reef, while China Readies its First Indigenous Carrier (Photo: US Navy) -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The U.S. government expelled two diplomats from the Cuban embassy in Washington in May, the Associated Press reports. The move followed findings that an estimated five U.S. diplomats stationed in Havana ... -
Mapping the Legal Contours for Internal Deployment of Military Forces in Kenya
On March 17, 2017, President Uhuru Kenyatta ordered the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) to mount an operation in the Rift Valley to quell hostilities in the region. KDF has also been deployed to conduct an op... -
Transgender Servicemembers Sue Trump
A new lawsuit filed in federal district court in the District of Columbia on behalf of five transgender servicemembers challenges President Trump’s apparent reversal of the military’s transgender service... -
Rational Security: The 'Fire and Fury' Edition
President Trump warns North Korea not to “make any more threats to the United States” with its pursuit of a nuclear weapon. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announces a new crackdown on press leaks. And th... -
Some Complicated Thoughts on Leaks and Leak Investigations
On our new Foreign Policy feed, we puzzled through what to think about Attorney General Jeff Sessions's press conference last week announcing a new Department of Justice effort against leaking. The artic...
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