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Department of Justice Press Conference on Leaks
At 11 a.m. Friday morning, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein held a press conference on "Leaks of Classified Material ... -
A First Legislative Step in the IoT Security Battle
Despite appearances, there is some important bipartisan work afoot on Capitol Hill. On Aug. 1, Sens. Mark Warner, Cory Gardner, Ron Wyden and Steve Daines dropped the Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecuri... -
Could Congress Simply Codify the DOJ Special Counsel Regulations?
Some members of Congress are looking for ways to protect the integrity of the Mueller investigation by ensuring that Mueller won’t be removed from office unless a genuinely appropriate basis exists for d... -
Senators Introduce Two Bills to Protect Special Counsels From Removal
This afternoon, senators introduced two bills that would create additional protections against the removal of the special counsel. The full text of each bill is included below. The Special Counsel Integ... -
Stop Leaking. Just Stop!
I get it. You don't like the president. I don't either, so I understand. But you, whoever you are, are doing as much damage, if not more, to the United States than he ever will. Really. I assume you th... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
In a January 27 phone call, President Donald Trump asked Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto to stop publicly saying Mexico would not pay for the southern border wall, according to a transcript that Th... -
Iran and Pakistan: An Interview with Alex Vatanka
So much of U.S. policy in South and West Asia has been determined by Washington’s relationship with two countries: Iran and Pakistan. But the relationship between these two regional powers has been in ma... -
Confidence in Government on National Security Matters: A New Polling Project
For the past several months, we have been quietly plotting to begin developing better systematic data on public opinion and national security policy. As one of us noted recently, there’s virtually no lon... -
Christopher Wray’s First Problem: What to Do About Andrew McCabe
Christopher Wray took the oath of office at the FBI yesterday and thus started the clock ticking on a difficult problem he’s going to have to address: the fate of his deputy, Andrew McCabe, who has been ... -
Temporary Editorial Position at Lawfare
Our redoubtable associate editor, Quinta Jurecic, is taking a leave of absence starting in two weeks—a leave that will run through the end of the calendar year. This leaves us a big hole to fill, and we ... -
Rational Security: The "Send in the Adults" Edition
Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly takes charge at the White House. Republican senators come to the defense of Attorney General Jeff Sessions. And President Trump finds himself personally entangled i... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
President Donald Trump has signed sweeping legislation imposing new sanctions on Russia and limiting his own ability to lift them without congressional approval, as well as sanctions on North Korea and I...
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