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What Just Happened: What Trump’s Hobbling of the Privacy Oversight Board Portends for Exercise of Surveillance Powers

A “small” story about the removal of the three Democrats on the Private and Civil Liberties Board (PCLOB) is ominous.

What Just Happened: Trump’s January 6 Pardons and Assaults on Law Enforcement Officers By The Numbers

Trump pardoned nearly all the Jan. 6 defendants – including violent offenders. Several hundred of the pardoned defendants were charged with assaulting or obstructing law enforcement…
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What Just Happened: Unpacking Exec Order on National Emergency at the Southern Border

An expert explainer on the Executive Order Declaring National Emergency Southern Border and deployment of troops.
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What Just Happened: With ICC Sanctions

The effects of President Donald Trump's revocation of Biden's E.O. terminating sanctions against the ICC, and what comes next.
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Biden’s Cybersecurity Executive Order and What Comes Next Under Trump

Regardless of what steps Trump takes next, Biden's cybersecurity EO reflects an important consensus on the evolving cyber threat landscape.

Crisis in Georgia: Why the Trump Administration Should Step In To Shore Up US Influence

The ruling party is cracking down on protests and aligning with Russia and China, even Iran, risking added instability in a fraught region.
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Unpacking the Biden Administration’s Executive Order on AI Infrastructure

The Biden administration's latest executive order on AI aims to balance innovation with national security, economic competitiveness, and environmental sustainability.
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3 Highlights in Special Counsel Jack Smith’s Final Report on 2020 Election Subversion Case

Experts identify 3 important insights from the Special Counsel’s report, despite it otherwise containing very little new information.
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Questions for Senators (And Journalists) to Ask Attorney General Nominee Pam Bondi

We asked leading experts what questions Committee members should ask Bondi in her confirmation hearing.
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Questions for Senators (and Journalists) to Ask Secretary of State Nominee Marco Rubio

Experts suggest questions for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's confirmation hearing for Trump's pick for Secretary of State, Sen. Marco Rubio.

How Not to Decide TikTok: U.S. press freedom hangs in the balance

"If the Court were to accept the Solicitor General’s rationale ... the government would be free to force the removal of owners of any media outlet whose fealty it did not trust."
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Unpacking the Inspector General Report on January 6th and FBI “False Flag” Conspiracies

A top expert analysis of the evidence in the Inspector General report.
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