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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security emblem on the U.S.Immigration and Customs Enforcement building as seen on January 07, 2026 in Washington, DC.

How Secretary Mullin Can Reform DHS

If Secretary Mullin is serious about reforming DHS, then he should consider the following list of suggestions, based on information provided by whistleblowers.
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AI Needs Accountability. We Can’t Rely on Companies and Governments Alone.

In a functioning democracy, citizens don’t fear who is in power because rules, not rulers, hold sway. The same principle should govern the future of AI.
Attendees hold signs advocating for voting rights and against the SAVE America Act at a rally to outside the U.S. Capitol on March 18, 2026 in Washington, DC.

The Trump Administration’s Strategy for Reshaping Elections 

The 2026 midterms is a critical test​ for whether election outcomes are determined by the will of the voters or by who controls the machinery of elections.
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Beware the AI Preemption Trap

The White House's National AI Policy Framework asks Congress to shut down the only governments that are regulating AI, in exchange for a federal regime that would not.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stands at a podium​, delivering a speech to ​uniformed service members​.

Cuba Libre: One Man’s Morality or Our Law?

We former JAGs must find new ways to examine, protest, and talk to our fellow Americans about this administration’s flagrant and accelerating misuse of the armed forces.
Members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee sit at a long U-shaped wooden table in a Capitol Hill hearing room.

DHS’s Revolving Door: The Need for Experienced Leadership in Dangerous Times

DHS sits at the center of a rapidly converging threat landscape. Now more than any time since DHS’s history, it begs for an extraordinary leadership team.
U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) conduct a traffic stop near the U.S. Capitol

Ban Pay-to-Play National Security Approvals

Congress must ban demands for payment to the government for national-security related approvals and prohibit companies from making these payments.
​Hundreds of soldiers march during the annual military parade.

Iran Built a Military to Survive the American Way of War: Should We Be Surprised?

Iran’s staying power is not proof that the regime is strong; it is proof that it read the American way of war playbook. This forces a hard look at U.S. military assumptions.
​Under a bright, blue sky, a giant white composite wind blade lies horizontally. Displayed across the wind turbine reads: "PROUDLY MADE IN THE U.S.A.​," the American flag, and the logo of TPI Composites, Inc.

Energy Security is National Security: Fixing America’s Incoherent Energy Policies

In a world where conflict abroad reverberates rapidly through global energy systems, “energy dominance” cannot be defined narrowly as maximizing fossil fuel output.
Pete Hegseth stands at a Pentagon podium during a press briefing on ongoing U.S. and Israeli military operations in Iran, speaking in front of a blue backdrop with the Pentagon emblem​.

Hegseth Didn’t Revive an Ancient Warrior Ethos. He Repeated an American Pattern.

Hegseth's "no quarter" statement indicates how some in the Pentagon perceive the Iran war. "No quarter" language in US history has appeared when war turns colonial or racial.

The “Presumption of Regularity” in Trump Administration Litigation (4th edition)

The most comprehensive study of court cases involving the Trump administration from January 20, 2025 to present
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The Trump Administration Has a Cyber Strategy. Does It Have a Plan?

The real test will be whether clearer policy guidance, legal authorities, and institutional structures follow the Trump administration's Cyber Strategy for America.
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