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Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Watergate Road Map, a report that fueled the push for impeaching President Nixon, has been partially released by the National Archives. -
SinoTech: U.S. Commerce Department Bans Sales to Fujian Jinhua
On Monday, the Commerce Department banned American companies from selling components to the Chinese chipmaker Fujian Jinhua. -
The Watergate Road Map Unsealed
The National Archive has released the famed—and long mysterious—Watergate “Road Map,” which Special Prosecutor sent to Congress in 1974. -
Saudi Court Intrigue amid Khashoggi Investigation, a Front Heats Up in Yemen, a Terrorist Attack in Tunisia Roils Political Divisions
U.S. Takes Limited Action in Response to Khashoggi’s Murder -
The Chaos of Trump’s Would-Be Birthright Citizenship Order
In an interview with Axios released on the morning of Tuesday, Oct. 30, President Trump indicated plans to sign an executive order revoking birthright citizenship—returning to a proposal he floated early... -
The Lawfare Podcast: U.S. Policy and the Crisis in Yemen
Since 2011, Yemen has transitioned from the scene of a political crisis to one of the worst humanitarian disasters in the world, but how U.S. policy affects the situation is the subject of little discuss... -
The White House Counsel and the Pending Birthright Citizenship Executive Order
Former White House Counsel Donald McGahn had his work cut out for him as legal adviser to this particular president, and his successor, Pat A. Cipollone, cannot expect an easier time. Among the looming c... -
Document: Justice Department Charges Chinese Intelligence Officers and Recruits in Commercial Hacking Conspiracy
On Tuesday, the Department of Justice unsealed an indictment in the Southern District of California charging 10 defendants, including Chinese intelligence officers and their recruits, in two conspiracies... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
President Trump is considering using an executive order to end birthright citizenship, a move that legal experts say is unconstitutional, reports the Washington Post. -
A Brief History of America’s Troubled Relationship With Yemen
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos. The United States has usually not had a Yemen policy—rather, its policy toward Yemen is a subset of its policy toward Saudi Arabia. T... -
Gab Vanishes, and the Internet Shrugs
Before Saturday, Oct. 27, relatively few people were familiar with Gab, the fringe social network developed as an alternative to Twitter and Facebook. By the end of the day, however, media outlets from R... -
The Invisible Caravans
The sun was setting over the southern Mexican highway that hugs the Guatemala-Mexico border. Any tourists sitting along the road might have taken a photo or commented to one another on the picturesque ru...
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