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Brexit Endgame: European Union Takes Back Control
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Today's Headlines and Commentary
Cesar Sayoc pleaded guilty to 65 felonies related to his mailing of 16 pipe bombs to prominent government officials, Democrats, Trump critics and CNN, NPR reports. Lawfare shared the superseding informat... -
Documents: Bombing Suspect Cesar Sayoc Pleads Guilty
Cesar Altieri Sayoc, arrested in October 2018 in connection with the mailing of 16 pipe bombs to 13 former government officials and prominent Democrats, pleaded guilty on Thursday to 65 felony counts in ... -
A Lesson from the College Admissions Scandal for the Encryption Debate
Last Tuesday, the U.S. attorney’s office in Massachusetts announced charges against dozens of parents, college sports coaches and test-prep teachers with in a scheme to win admission to big name universi... -
A Post-Human Rights Era? A Reappraisal and a Response to Critics
The growing challenges both to international human rights law and to the international legal system as a whole count as old news by now. The sources of these threats are many: the rise in populism and na... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
President Donald Trump said the U.S. should recognize Israeli sovereignty over the disputed Golan Heights territory, upending decades of U.S. policy, the New York Times reports. In the wake of a terrori... -
Documents: House Request for Trump-Putin Meeting Information and White House Response
On March 4, the chairmen of the House committees on Intelligence, Foreign Affairs and Oversight and Reform sent a request to acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney for information regarding a Wa... -
Documents: Court Unseals Documents Regarding Chelsea Manning Subpoena
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia has unsealed several filings concerning Chelsea Manning's challenge to a subpoena in that court. Manning was found to be in civil contempt on ... -
International Terrorism Prosecutions During Winter 2019
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A New Resource: Announcing the Brookings House Oversight Tracker
When Democrats took control of the House of Representatives in January, they pledged that the transition would usher in a period of vigorous oversight of the executive branch. -
Rational Security: The 'Domestic is Global' Edition
The killing of 50 Muslims by a white supremacist in New Zealand prompts us to reconsider the meaning of domestic terrorism. The Pentagon identifies projects it will cut to pay for President Trump’s borde... -
SinoTech: U.S. and China Delay Bilateral Summit as Negotiators Work on Trade Deal
On March 14, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin shared with reporters that the Trump-Xi summit, originally scheduled for late March, would be pushed back because American and Chinese trade negotiators are ...
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