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The U.S.-China Trade War Is a Competition for Technological Leadership
The United States has significantly ratcheted up its trade war with China in recent weeks by firing two new shots. First, President Trump signed an executive order that is expected to restrict Chinese te... -
House Intelligence Committee Releases Cohen Transcripts
The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence has released transcripts of two interviews with President Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen, one from February 2019 and one from March 2019. Both tr... -
Why We’re Suing the FBI (Again)
It’s springtime here in Washington, D.C. And that leads the mind to just one place: the FBI’s annual internal climate survey. -
Court Will Not Block Oversight Committee Subpoena of Mazars
Judge Amit Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has ruled against President Trump's effort to block the subpoena of Trump's accountant, Mazars USA, by the House Committee on Over... -
White House and House Judiciary Committee Letters Regarding May 21 Testimony
On Monday, the White House notified the House judiciary committee that the president had directed former White House counsel Don McGahn not to appear before the committee on May 21 pursuant to a subpoena... -
OLC Opinion on Testimonial Immunity of Former White House Counsel Don McGahn
On Monday, the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel released the following opinion on whether former White House counsel Don McGahn enjoys immunity from compelled testimony by the House judiciary... -
Trump’s Preference for Acting Officials Puts National Security at Risk
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Today's Headlines and Commentary
President Trump is reportedly preparing pardons for servicemembers and contractors convicted or accused of war crimes, said the New York Times. The White House has asked the Justice Department to prepare... -
The Week That Will Be
Lawfare's weekly roundup of event announcements and employment opportunities. -
Turkey and the New Scramble for Africa: Ottoman Designs or Unfounded Fears?
Editor’s Note: Turkey has emerged as an important, but confusing, actor in the greater Middle East and beyond. Its policies have oscillated as its role has expanded, and it now plays an important role in... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Christine Fair on the Sri Lanka Attacks
It's been a bad few weeks in Sri Lanka, where a major terrorist attack—the largest since 9/11—hit multiple locations targeting Christians on Easter morning. The violence was different from the usual terr... -
Two Calls for Tech Regulation: The French Government Report and the Christchurch Call
The rush to bring law and order to online spaces is well and truly on. Two important documents on the topic of online speech regulation have come out of Paris in the past week alone.
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