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The John Bolton I Knew
Most of the commentary about John Bolton's appointment as national security adviser has focused on his extreme policy views, especially with regard to military strikes against North Korea and Iran. I wan... -
Summary from the Courtroom: Al-Alwi v. Trump Oral Argument
On Tuesday, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument in Al-Alwi v. Trump. Chief Judge Merrick Garland, Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson (joining remotely) and Judge Thomas Griffith reviewed the... -
Tracking Down the NDAA Reports
Last week, Lawfare covered the release of a new war powers report required by the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2018. -
What We Know, and Don’t Know, About the Firing of Andrew McCabe
Anyone who is confidently pronouncing on the merits of Andrew McCabe’s firing Friday night is venturing well beyond the realm of known facts. -
The Trump Malignancy and the Book That Will Not Be Written
The malignant deviancy of the Trump administration and Trumpist supporters in Congress continues apace. The decision of the House intelligence committee Republicans to close their investigation into Russ... -
Livestream: Confirmation Hearing of Lt. Gen. Paul Nakasone as NSA Director
The Senate intelligence committee is holding a hearing Thursday morning at 10:00 a.m. on the nomination of Lt. Gen. Paul Nakasone to be director of the National Security Agency (Prepared Testimony). Watc... -
Document: White House Legal and Policy Frameworks for Use of Military Force
The New York Times has published the White House's unclassified "Report on the Legal and Policy Frameworks Guiding the United States' Use of Military Force for National Security Operations." As Scott And... -
We Read the New War Powers Report So You Don't Have To
Editor's note: Several hours after we published this post, the report described below became available online courtesy of The New York Times. The Times also provides more details on the previously undisc... -
Chaos at the State Department: Tillerson Is Out, Pompeo Is In—and Everybody Is Confused
Editor's note: This article has been updated to reflect ProPublica's continued reporting on Gina Haspel's involvement in the CIA's enhanced interrogation program and its retraction of the assertion that ... -
The President and His Lawyers
There are numerous lawyers in the news in the case (or cases) of Donald Trump, and their stories tell a tale about how this president views the law and the role of his legal advisers. -
Putting the Yemen Resolution in Procedural Context
Last Wednesday, Feb. 28, a bipartisan coalition of senators introduced a proposed new joint resolution seeking to compel the Trump administration to end U.S. support for the Saudi-led campaign in Yemen. ... -
About That Russia Indictment: Robert Mueller's Legal Theory and Where It Takes Him Next
The news cycle has moved on from the recent indictment of 13 Russians over that country’s alleged interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. We, however, have been spending some quality time wi...
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