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    Politics & National Security

    The Public Isn’t Buying It: Confidence in the FBI is Very High

    Mieke Eoyang, Ben Freeman, Benjamin Wittes Wed, Dec 13, 2017, 7:00 AM
    The president's attacks on the FBI aren't working.
  • The Russia Connection

    Why Flynn’s Nuclear Advocacy Was So Dangerous

    Mieke Eoyang, Laura S. H. Holgate Wed, Dec 13, 2017, 8:00 AM
    Flynn’s actions on behalf of companies persuading Middle Eastern countries and the Chinese need a thorough investigation to ensure that his advocacy did not, and is not, undermining U.S. national security.  
  • Detention

    The Taste of Crow: Okay, I’m Alarmed Now

    Benjamin Wittes Tue, Dec 12, 2017, 8:30 AM
    In the case of the U.S.-citizen detainee that the military is holding in Iraq, the government can transfer or free the detainee, or it can let him access to counsel and file a case challenging his detention. But it cannot refuse to honor the systems that guarantee judicial...
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    The Fourth Circuit Travel Ban Argument: Framing the Challengers’ Case for the Supreme Court

    Peter Margulies Tue, Dec 12, 2017, 1:00 PM
    Summary and analysis of the Fourth Circuit oral argument in International Refugee Assistance Project v. Trump.

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    Congress Should Help Wray Defend the FBI

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