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This weekend, President Trump federalized 2,000 National Guard personnel to respond to protests against ICE in L.A.
Here’s a thread of Lawfare’s recent analysis of domestic deployments of the military:
Here’s a thread of Lawfare’s recent analysis of domestic deployments of the military:
"What is obvious, however, is that the Democrats who both voted to initiate the shutdown and then caved in the face of no material change of circumstance were either wrong 41 days ago or are wrong now."
@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org assesses what the government shutdown has accomplished.
@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org assesses what the government shutdown has accomplished.
The Situation: Assessing the Shutdown
Not a good outcome—except perhaps politically.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
"What is obvious, however, is that the Democrats who both voted to initiate the shutdown and then caved in the face of no material change of circumstance were either wrong 41 days ago or are wrong now."
@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org assesses what the government shutdown has accomplished.
@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org assesses what the government shutdown has accomplished.
The U.S. military is being used inside the United States. There's a lot we don't know about how, why, and under what authorities.
Today, Lawfare is launching a new project–which includes a tracker and a map–to follow where and how the military is being domestically deployed.
Today, Lawfare is launching a new project–which includes a tracker and a map–to follow where and how the military is being domestically deployed.
November 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The U.S. military is being used inside the United States. There's a lot we don't know about how, why, and under what authorities.
Today, Lawfare is launching a new project–which includes a tracker and a map–to follow where and how the military is being domestically deployed.
Today, Lawfare is launching a new project–which includes a tracker and a map–to follow where and how the military is being domestically deployed.
Loren Voss introduces Lawfare's new resource tracking how and where National Guard and military forces are being used on U.S. soil and discusses the troubling lack of transparency surrounding domestic deployments. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/coun...
Counting the Boots: Tracking Domestic Deployments, One Missing Report at a Time
A monthlong effort to track domestic deployments revealed a troubling lack of transparency on why and how military forces are used on U.S. soil.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Loren Voss introduces Lawfare's new resource tracking how and where National Guard and military forces are being used on U.S. soil and discusses the troubling lack of transparency surrounding domestic deployments. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/coun...
Last week, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in the challenge to President Trump's use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose tariffs. Joshua Villanueva, Kristijan Barnjak, and Rebecca Qiu provide an overview of the arguments and the justices’ line of questioning.
Oral Argument Summary: Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump (Tariffs)
At stake is whether IEEPA authorizes tariff measures, and if so, whether that delegation violates constitutional principles of nondelegation.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Last week, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in the challenge to President Trump's use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose tariffs. Joshua Villanueva, Kristijan Barnjak, and Rebecca Qiu provide an overview of the arguments and the justices’ line of questioning.
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At 4pm Magistrate Judge Fitzpatrick will hold a telephonic hearing on whether govt must turn over grand jury minutes to Comey’s team. Tech permitting, I’ll live-blog for @lawfaremedia.org .
For background, see
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For background, see
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Trial Dispatch: The Comey Hearing of Nov. 5, 2025
A judge ordered grand jury minutes turned over to James Comey, as well as information from five-year-old searches of Professor Dan Richman.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:36 PM
At 4pm Magistrate Judge Fitzpatrick will hold a telephonic hearing on whether govt must turn over grand jury minutes to Comey’s team. Tech permitting, I’ll live-blog for @lawfaremedia.org .
For background, see
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/tria...
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For background, see
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Lawfare has a new landing page where you can find @annabower.bsky.social, @rparloff.bsky.social, and @mollyroberts.bsky.social's courtroom dispatches in the litigation surrounding actions from the Trump administration.
Check it out:
Check it out:
Trump Administration Trial Coverage
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November 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Lawfare has a new landing page where you can find @annabower.bsky.social, @rparloff.bsky.social, and @mollyroberts.bsky.social's courtroom dispatches in the litigation surrounding actions from the Trump administration.
Check it out:
Check it out:
FBI Director Kash Patel announced that for the first time ever, the Bureau had indicted 'Antifa-aligned' individuals.
@ericcolumbus.bsky.social digs into the charges to understand the administration's efforts to target its ideological adversaries.
@ericcolumbus.bsky.social digs into the charges to understand the administration's efforts to target its ideological adversaries.
What’s Up With the Terror Indictment Against Alleged Antifa Members?
The Justice Department’s tacked-on charges are just for show. The larger plan is not.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
FBI Director Kash Patel announced that for the first time ever, the Bureau had indicted 'Antifa-aligned' individuals.
@ericcolumbus.bsky.social digs into the charges to understand the administration's efforts to target its ideological adversaries.
@ericcolumbus.bsky.social digs into the charges to understand the administration's efforts to target its ideological adversaries.
Today's Lawfare Daily is the Nov. 7 live where @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org spoke to @annabower.bsky.social, @mollyroberts.bsky.social, @rparloff.bsky.social, and @ericcolumbus.bsky.social about new filings in the prosecution of James Comey, the criminal trial of "D.C. Sandwich Guy," and more.
November 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Today's Lawfare Daily is the Nov. 7 live where @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org spoke to @annabower.bsky.social, @mollyroberts.bsky.social, @rparloff.bsky.social, and @ericcolumbus.bsky.social about new filings in the prosecution of James Comey, the criminal trial of "D.C. Sandwich Guy," and more.
State criminal prosecutions of immigration enforcement officials may end removed to federal courts, but any conviction would be beyond the president’s pardon power, write Aaron Zelinsky, John Connolly and David Reiser.
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State Prosecutions of Federal Agents and the Presidential Pardon Power
State prosecutions of ICE agents may end up in federal courts, but any conviction would be beyond the president’s pardon power.
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November 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
State criminal prosecutions of immigration enforcement officials may end removed to federal courts, but any conviction would be beyond the president’s pardon power, write Aaron Zelinsky, John Connolly and David Reiser.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/stat...
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The indictment against James Comey charges him with lying to Congress about authorizing someone at the FBI to speak to the media about the Clinton investigation.
@AnnaBower.bsky.social finds that public documents may undermine a core premise of those charges. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/more...
@AnnaBower.bsky.social finds that public documents may undermine a core premise of those charges. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/more...
More Trouble for the Comey Indictment?
Public documents may undermine a core premise underlying the charges against James Comey.
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November 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The indictment against James Comey charges him with lying to Congress about authorizing someone at the FBI to speak to the media about the Clinton investigation.
@AnnaBower.bsky.social finds that public documents may undermine a core premise of those charges. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/more...
@AnnaBower.bsky.social finds that public documents may undermine a core premise of those charges. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/more...
Are federal officials immune from state prosecution?
@bgodar.bsky.social writes that, contrary to recent assertions, federal officers do not have blanket immunity from criminal prosecutions brought by states.
@bgodar.bsky.social writes that, contrary to recent assertions, federal officers do not have blanket immunity from criminal prosecutions brought by states.
Are Federal Officials Immune From State Prosecution?
Contrary to recent assertions, federal officers do not have blanket immunity from criminal prosecutions brought by states.
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November 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Are federal officials immune from state prosecution?
@bgodar.bsky.social writes that, contrary to recent assertions, federal officers do not have blanket immunity from criminal prosecutions brought by states.
@bgodar.bsky.social writes that, contrary to recent assertions, federal officers do not have blanket immunity from criminal prosecutions brought by states.
ICYMI: Watch @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @annabower.bsky.social, @ericcolumbus.bsky.social, @rparloff.bsky.social, and @mollyroberts.bsky.social discuss the trial of the D.C. sandwich, litigation in Chicago over conditions at an immigration center, and more. youtube.com/live/zvcvF_-...
Lawfare Live: Trials of the Trump Administration, Nov. 7
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November 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
ICYMI: Watch @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @annabower.bsky.social, @ericcolumbus.bsky.social, @rparloff.bsky.social, and @mollyroberts.bsky.social discuss the trial of the D.C. sandwich, litigation in Chicago over conditions at an immigration center, and more. youtube.com/live/zvcvF_-...
Check out the Week that Was, a roundup of Lawfare's articles and podcasts of the past week, compiled by Isabel Arroyo. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
The Week That Was
Your weekly summary of everything on the site.
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November 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Check out the Week that Was, a roundup of Lawfare's articles and podcasts of the past week, compiled by Isabel Arroyo. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
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November 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
This conversation is live. Tune in here: youtube.com/live/zvcvF_-...
The indictment against James Comey charges him with lying to Congress about authorizing someone at the FBI to speak to the media about the Clinton investigation.
Using publicly available documents, @annabower.bsky.social finds that a core premise of those charges may not stand up to scrutiny.
Using publicly available documents, @annabower.bsky.social finds that a core premise of those charges may not stand up to scrutiny.
More Trouble for the Comey Indictment?
Public documents may undermine a core premise underlying the charges against James Comey.
lawfaremedia.org
November 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The indictment against James Comey charges him with lying to Congress about authorizing someone at the FBI to speak to the media about the Clinton investigation.
Using publicly available documents, @annabower.bsky.social finds that a core premise of those charges may not stand up to scrutiny.
Using publicly available documents, @annabower.bsky.social finds that a core premise of those charges may not stand up to scrutiny.
On Nov 5, Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick held a hearing over what evidence the government needed to provide to James Comey. @rparloff.bsky.social reports from the courtroom, where Fitzpatrick ruled that grand jury minutes & information from the searches of Dan Richman needed to be turned over.
Trial Dispatch: The Comey Hearing of Nov. 5, 2025
A judge ordered grand jury minutes turned over to James Comey, as well as information from five-year-old searches of Professor Dan Richman.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:07 PM
On Nov 5, Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick held a hearing over what evidence the government needed to provide to James Comey. @rparloff.bsky.social reports from the courtroom, where Fitzpatrick ruled that grand jury minutes & information from the searches of Dan Richman needed to be turned over.
In 1 jour, join @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @annabower.bsky.social, @ericcolumbus.bsky.social, @rparloff.bsky.social, and @mollyroberts.bsky.social for a discussion of the trial of the "D.C. Sandwich Guy," updates in the prosecution of James Comey, where the SNAP litigation stands, and more.
Lawfare Live: Trials of the Trump Administration, Nov. 7
On Nov. 7 at 4pm ET, Lawfare Editor in Chief Benjamin Wittes will sit down with Lawfare Senior Editors Scott R. Anderson, Molly Roberts, Anna Bower, Roger Parloff, Loren Voss, and Eric Columbus to dis...
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November 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
In 1 jour, join @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @annabower.bsky.social, @ericcolumbus.bsky.social, @rparloff.bsky.social, and @mollyroberts.bsky.social for a discussion of the trial of the "D.C. Sandwich Guy," updates in the prosecution of James Comey, where the SNAP litigation stands, and more.
Yesterday, a D.C. jury found the man who threw a sandwich at a Customs and Border Patrol officer not guilty on a misdemeanor assault charge.
@mollyroberts.bsky.social reports on the proceedings that led to the acquittal:
@mollyroberts.bsky.social reports on the proceedings that led to the acquittal:
Sandwich Guy, Thrower of Hoagie–Or Hero?
The trial ended in an acquittal. But the proceedings felt like a strange sort of performance art—highly amusing and highly menacing at the same time.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Yesterday, a D.C. jury found the man who threw a sandwich at a Customs and Border Patrol officer not guilty on a misdemeanor assault charge.
@mollyroberts.bsky.social reports on the proceedings that led to the acquittal:
@mollyroberts.bsky.social reports on the proceedings that led to the acquittal:
"Guttmann invites readers to reconsider how democracies fight terror: through law and coordination, or through quiet violence that exacts its own enduring costs."
Daniel Byman reviews "Operation Wrath of God" by Aviva Guttmann.
Daniel Byman reviews "Operation Wrath of God" by Aviva Guttmann.
The Assassins and Their Allies: How Europe Helped Israel Hunt the Munich Killers
A review of Aviva Guttmann, “Operation Wrath of God: The Secret History of European Intelligence and Mossad’s Assassination Campaign” (Cambridge University Press, 2025)
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November 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
"Guttmann invites readers to reconsider how democracies fight terror: through law and coordination, or through quiet violence that exacts its own enduring costs."
Daniel Byman reviews "Operation Wrath of God" by Aviva Guttmann.
Daniel Byman reviews "Operation Wrath of God" by Aviva Guttmann.
Today's Lawfare Daily is a Nov. 5 livestream where @sranderson.bsky.social sat down with Kathleen Claussen, Peter Harrell, and @martylederman.bsky.social to discuss the oral arguments in the legal challenge to President Trump’s tariffs at the Supreme Court and how the justices may rule.
November 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Today's Lawfare Daily is a Nov. 5 livestream where @sranderson.bsky.social sat down with Kathleen Claussen, Peter Harrell, and @martylederman.bsky.social to discuss the oral arguments in the legal challenge to President Trump’s tariffs at the Supreme Court and how the justices may rule.
"The problem with the Court’s performance, rather, is the justices’ total lack of urgency about any of it, and their default position...that the administration should be unmolested by the judiciary in tearing down the federal government in the meantime," writes @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org.
The Situation: I’ll Wait and See on the Tariffs Case
The Supreme Court is dead to me whatever it does.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
"The problem with the Court’s performance, rather, is the justices’ total lack of urgency about any of it, and their default position...that the administration should be unmolested by the judiciary in tearing down the federal government in the meantime," writes @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org.
This week's Seriously Risky Business looks at U.S. cyber operations against Venezuela, organized crime groups collaborating with cybercriminals, the indictment of two rogue cybersecurity employees, and more. Read the newsletter, from @tom.risky.biz.
The Cyber Regime Change Pipe Dream
The latest edition of the Seriously Risky Business cybersecurity newsletter, now on Lawfare.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
This week's Seriously Risky Business looks at U.S. cyber operations against Venezuela, organized crime groups collaborating with cybercriminals, the indictment of two rogue cybersecurity employees, and more. Read the newsletter, from @tom.risky.biz.
Today a D.C. jury found the man who threw a sandwich at a Customs and Border Patrol officer not guilty on a misdemeanor assault charge. @mollyroberts.bsky.social was in the courtroom for the trial and reports on the proceedings that led to the acquittal:
Sandwich Guy, Thrower of Hoagie–Or Hero?
The trial ended in an acquittal. But the proceedings felt like a strange sort of performance art—highly amusing and highly menacing at the same time.
www.lawfaremedia.org
November 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Today a D.C. jury found the man who threw a sandwich at a Customs and Border Patrol officer not guilty on a misdemeanor assault charge. @mollyroberts.bsky.social was in the courtroom for the trial and reports on the proceedings that led to the acquittal:
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We have reached a verdict: Not guilty.
November 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
We have reached a verdict: Not guilty.
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Looks like something is afoot (no, not foot*long*) in the courtroom. Stay tuned.
November 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Looks like something is afoot (no, not foot*long*) in the courtroom. Stay tuned.