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Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche walks through a Senate office building hallway on Capitol Hill, surrounded by staff.

To Audition for the Role of Attorney General, Blanche Is Prosecuting to Please

Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche's prosecutions of Comey and others reveal a pattern of prosecutorial sycophancy — charges brought to please Trump.

What does the Trump Administration Statement on Dismantling the ICC Really Mean?

International law experts respond to the Trump administration's campaign to "dismantle" the International Criminal Court.
The U.S. Supreme Court building is seen on July 1, 2026 in Washington, DC.

“Lost to History”: Uses and Abuses of the Past in Slaughter and Cook

In these two cases, the Court misread history with an unmistakable result: two fundamentally irreconcilable decisions.
Then-EAC Commissioners (left to right): Commissioner Thomas Hicks, Commissioner Christy McCormick, Commissioner Benjamin Hovland, and Former Commissioner Donald Palmer (Image source: EAC)

What is the Election Assistance Commission With No Commissioners?

An expert backgrounder on the implications of President Trump's removal of all members of the bipartisan commission.
A giant gray rectangular warehouse-like building, with some green-roof areas, is ringed by internal roads and flanked on the left by smaller accessory buildings, all surrounded on at least three sides by forest.

It Takes More Than Two to Tango: Creating Effective Export Controls on Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment

The U.S. needs to lead a new export control regime -- coordinating with its partners and allies -- to constrain China’s ability to produce advanced and foundational chips.
U.S. President Donald Trump walks over to Marine One after landing at Morristown Airport in Air Force One on June 5, 2026 in Morristown, New Jersey. President Trump is spending the weekend at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster after holding an event at Custer Farms in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.

Breaking the Cycle: Transitional Justice in America After Trump

A post-Trump America must finally turn transitional justice tools inward and reckon with failures it has long refused to face if it aims to repair, not simply ignore.
The Herbert C. Hoover Federal Building which houses the U. S. Department of Commerce is seen from the Washington Monument on June 3, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Vetting Foreign AI Talent: Security Without Exclusion

With risk-based personnel vetting practices, U.S. AI labs can keep recruiting the world’s best researchers while safeguarding national security.
Individuals atop a pile of rubble are outlined in silhouette against a grim gray-toned sky.

To Help Venezuelans After the Quake, End U.S. Sanctions

The single most important move the U.S. could make to aid Venezuela would be to lift all remaining economic sanctions on the country while maintaining some on individuals.
A local resident walks past billboards with the slogans "Key to Peace," "Key to Security," and "Shared Future in Peace", displayed along the boulevard on the protocol route ahead of the NATO Summit in Ankara, on 26 June 2026.

Will Trump Take the Win at NATO’s Ankara Summit?

It is an open question whether the Trump administration seeks to rebalance NATO or disengage the U.S. from European security.
A six-panel illustrated comic strip depicting a Fourth of July barbecue.

As American as International Law

A Fourth of July barbecue demonstrates how international law shapes daily life, from weather forecasts to global trade, and where that architecture is under strain.
Several people wearing various colors of t-shirts, including bright orange or black, stand with signs at the base of tall columns, the photo shot from below, with banners between the columns behind them reading "Jimmy Kimmel Live"

How Defending Free Speech Can Unite Unlikely Allies

The Trump administration's threats to First Amendment rights have inspired a broad front defending free speech, freedom of the press, protest rights and more.

How Congress Can Regulate Military Promotions After Trump v. Slaughter

To restore transparency and accountability, Congress should reform the statutory authorities to remove officers from promotion lists and delay promotions.
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