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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 CIA Director Nominee John Ratcliffe

We asked intelligence experts and former members of the intelligence community for questions they would ask Ratcliffe in Wednesday's hearing.
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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 Energy Nominee Chris Wright

We asked leading experts what questions the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources should focus on in Wright’s 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.

Early Edition: January 14, 2025

Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the past 24 hours. Here’s today’s news: ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR …
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Human Rights Priorities for 2025: The Global Landscape

The task of those working for international human rights is expansive. Here are a few areas to watch in 2025.

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."

Early Edition: January 13, 2025

Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the weekend. Here’s today’s news: ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR  Israel…

Judge Cannon and the Special Counsel’s Report

Explaining the state of litigation over whether DOJ can publicly release the January 6th report - and how the Supreme Court may decide.
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Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (Jan. 4-10, 2025)

Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies Initiative • Trump sentencing • New Orleans terror attack • Israel-Hamas War • Syria • Content moderation • Trump…

Trump’s Real Felony Sentence: The Jury’s Verdict Hasn’t Been Erased

For the last week, President-elect Donald Trump’s defense attorneys submitted hundreds of pages of legal arguments in four courts from New York City to Albany to Washington,…
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