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Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Trump administration has updated the U.S. military plan against Iran, reports the New York Times. Senior national security officials met last week to discuss the revisions, which called for the deplo... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Jared Cohen on 'Accidental Presidents'
Jared Cohen is the founder and CEO of Jigsaw and Alphabet Inc., who previously ran Google Ideas and served as a member of the Secretary of State's policy planning staff and as an advisor to Condoleezza R... -
Livestream: Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on 5G Infrastructure
On Tuesday morning at 10:00 a.m., the Senate Judiciary Committee will hear expert testimony on the development of 5G infrastructure from the following witnesses: -
More Justice Department Precedent in Support of Mueller’s Obstruction Theory
An important debate is happening at Lawfare and elsewhere about Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s application of the obstruction of justice statutes to conduct by President Trump. Jack Goldsmith argues th... -
The Week That Will Be
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The Anatomy of Humanitarian Trade With Iran
The United States has long promised to ensure trade in humanitarian goods for countries under its economic sanctions. For this reason, each U.S. country-based sanctions program has carved out exceptions ... -
Closing the Book on Spanberger’s SF-86
Last year, one of us filed a “meta-FOIA” request with Benjamin Wittes seeking information on how former CIA officer and then-congressional candidate (now congresswoman) Abigail Spanberger’s unredacted SF... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said on Sunday that four commercials vessels had been sabotaged off its coast, and Saudi Arabia claimed that two of of its oil tankers were among the attacked ships, Reuter... -
How Trump Might Designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a Terrorist Organization
According to the New York Times, members of the Trump administration—including the president himself—are once again pushing to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization, an idea that h... -
Algeria and America: A Complicated Past, An Uncertain Future
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos. -
What Ronald Reagan Can Teach Us About Dealing With Contemporary Russia
Editor’s Note: The U.S. victory in the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union is often laid at the feet of Ronald Reagan. As Russia again emerges as an adversary, the question “what would Reagan d... -
In Defense of Mueller’s Obstruction Theory: A Reply to Jack Goldsmith
I am far too good a lawyer—despite not being one at all—to take on Jack Goldsmith on a matter combining statutory interpretation, the presidency, and the historic positions of the Justice Department’s Of...
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