Politics

by Blake Hounshell and Kate Kelly on October 2, 2022 at 3:31 pm

The perception that lawmakers are cashing in on their offices has fueled cynicism among voters. Some politicians want to take the current limits further.

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on October 2, 2022 at 2:35 pm

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) joins Meet the Press to discuss rescue, recovery and rebuilding after Hurricane Ian. In an exclusive interview, Gov. Roy Cooper (D-N.C.) describes the impact of Ian in his […]

by Raphael S. Cohen, Gian Gentile on October 2, 2022 at 2:01 pm

Editor’s Note: Russia’s annexation of conquered parts of Ukraine is yet another milestone in their brutal war. Raphael Cohen and Gian Gentile of RAND argue that Moscow’s move makes […]

on October 2, 2022 at 7:00 am

As a teenage football prodigy, Mr. Walker was pressed to join a fight for civil rights in his hometown. His decision echoes decades later.

by David E. Sanger, Anton Troianovski and Julian E. Barnes on October 2, 2022 at 3:42 am

In a gathering Cold War atmosphere, American officials are gaming out responses should Russia resort to battlefield nuclear weapons.

on October 2, 2022 at 3:09 am

Violent political speech has increasingly crossed into the realm of in-person confrontation for members of Congress in both parties, raising the prospect of a disastrous event.

by Jazmine Ulloa on October 2, 2022 at 12:05 am

Tudor Dixon, the party’s nominee for governor, has ground to make up in her race against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. She is hoping the former president can rally their party’s base.

by Michael D. Shear and Farnaz Fassihi on October 1, 2022 at 11:35 pm

Caracas freed seven Americans in a trade for two nephews of Venezuela’s first lady who had been convicted on drug charges. Separately, Tehran released its longest-held American captive.

on October 1, 2022 at 9:03 pm

The archives said in a letter to the House Oversight Committee that it was seeking electronic messages from unnamed White House officials sent through personal accounts.

by Katie Rogers on October 1, 2022 at 4:51 pm

As borrowers wait for the administration to unveil an application for loan forgiveness, they are wary of legal challenges and a proliferation of misinformation.

by J. David Goodman on October 1, 2022 at 2:57 pm

Gov. Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke sparred over the border, guns, abortion and other issues, each often accusing the other of misrepresenting his positions. But neither landed any knockout […]

by Stephanie Lai and Kate Kelly on October 1, 2022 at 1:20 pm

The majority leader’s announcement that the House would not vote this week on a bill to curb trading by members of Congress punted the issue until after the midterm elections and reflected a […]

by Michael Crowley and Edward Wong on October 1, 2022 at 11:34 am

The U.S. imposed new sanctions on Russian officials and companies, and penalized foreign businesses aiding the Russian military. But officials are holding back on energy sanctions.

by Maya King on October 1, 2022 at 1:30 am

A U.S. District Court judge found that the sections of the state’s election law that cover absentee ballots, voter rolls and voter applications “violate neither the constitution nor the […]

by Charlie Savage and Glenn Thrush on October 1, 2022 at 12:28 am

In both cases, former President Donald J. Trump is claiming a novel power to keep White House information from his time in office secret from the Justice Department.

on September 30, 2022 at 11:33 pm

The measure passed on an overwhelming bipartisan vote, the last action in the House before lawmakers departed to campaign ahead of the November midterm elections.

by Emily Cochrane on September 30, 2022 at 10:54 pm

The House passed the bill before departing ahead of the midterm elections, and President Biden signed it hours before a funding lapse would have forced a government shutdown.

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on September 30, 2022 at 9:32 pm

Hurricane Ian makes landfall for a second time in three days in South Carolina as Florida begins the recovery process. Vladimir Putin announced that Russia annexed four Ukrainian territories after […]

by Hyemin Han on September 30, 2022 at 8:57 pm

Subscribe to receive this newsletter directly to your inbox. Hadley Baker, Matt Gluck, Hyemin Han, Quinta Jurecic, Natalie K. Orpett, Benjamin Pollard, Katherine Pompilio, and Tia Sewell  […]

by Jennifer Schuessler on September 30, 2022 at 8:40 pm

The move rolls back the outcome of one of the stormier episodes in the former president’s mutually antagonistic relationship with artists and cultural figures.

by Katherine Pompilio on September 30, 2022 at 7:37 pm

Subscribe to receive this newsletter directly to your inbox. Articles The Search for Accountability: A Guide to Lawfare’s Jan. 6 Project Hadley Baker, Matt Gluck, Hyemin Han, Quinta Jurecic, […]

by Jeanna Smialek and Ben Casselman on September 30, 2022 at 6:21 pm

Inflation stayed far above the Federal Reserve’s goal in August, as prices climbed more quickly than economists expected.

by Hadley Baker, Matt Gluck, Hyemin Han, Quinta Jurecic, Natalie K. Orpett, Benjamin Pollard, Katherine Pompilio, Tia Sewell on September 30, 2022 at 1:05 pm

The story of Jan. 6’s aftermath—and all of Lawfare’s coverage of it—in one place. *** The slate of hearings convened by the Jan. 6 committee was the television event of summer […]

by Eileen Sullivan on September 30, 2022 at 12:49 pm

For Deanne Criswell, a former firefighter and the face of the government’s response to Hurricane Ian, handling complex disasters has been a mainstay of her career.

by Susan Landau on September 30, 2022 at 12:01 pm

It has been seven months since Russia invaded Ukraine. Despite much speculation, many aspects of the war have ultimately not turned out as expected. The war wasn’t, as Russia had anticipated, a […]

by Jen Patja Howell on September 30, 2022 at 9:01 am

In modern-day warfare, data is considered a weapons system, and the Russia-Ukraine armed conflict gives us some perspective into what warfare looks like in a data-rich, hyperconnected world. To talk […]

by Nate Cohn on September 30, 2022 at 9:00 am

Yes, the G.O.P. has a structural edge in the House, but it isn’t anything near insurmountable for Democrats.

by Blake Hounshell on September 29, 2022 at 11:22 pm

Campaign-finance reform is still very much a Democratic project, but there are signs that the winds are starting to shift on the right.

by Benjamin Wittes on September 29, 2022 at 10:04 pm

Is the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) still filing intelligence reports about journalists? It seems like a simple question. And I confess I wasn’t expecting the routine status report a […]

by Hyemin Han on September 29, 2022 at 9:50 pm

On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon accepted in part and rejected in part special master Judge Raymond J. Dearie's amended case management plan, which was submitted to the court on Sept. […]

by Katherine Pompilio on September 29, 2022 at 9:40 pm

On Thursday afternoon, the Justice Department unsealed an indictment charging Anna Gabrielian—a Maryland doctor—and her husband, Jamie Lee Henry—a major in the U.S. Army—with […]

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on September 29, 2022 at 9:14 pm

Florida first responders and volunteers begin rescue and clean-up efforts after Hurricane Ian battered cities across the state. Now downgraded to a tropical storm, Ian continues to drench the state […]

by Paul Rosenzweig, Benjamin Wittes on September 29, 2022 at 7:26 pm

As the country heads toward the midterm elections, the fate of the Jan. 6 committee stands in the balance. Republicans make no secret of the fact that if their party regains control of the House of […]

by Hadley Baker on September 29, 2022 at 6:53 pm

Subscribe to receive this newsletter directly to your inbox. Articles  Tornado Cash Sanctions Are Unduly “Creative” With the First Amendment  Evan Greer and Lia Holland argued […]

by Katherine Pompilio on September 29, 2022 at 6:29 pm

On Sept. 29, the office of the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York and the FBI unsealed an indictment charging Russian oligarch Oleg Vladimirovich Deripaska, Russian national […]

by David Priess on September 29, 2022 at 1:28 pm

Every year, the eastern United States faces the prospect--and, too often, the reality--of major hurricanes that cause extensive physical and financial damage. This year is no exception; even as […]

by Gabriel Schoenfeld on September 29, 2022 at 12:28 pm

A review of Ralph Engelman and Carey Shenkman, “A Century of Repression: The Espionage Act and Freedom of the Press” (University of Illinois Press, 2022). *** The unfettered flow of […]

by Evan Greer, Lia Holland on September 29, 2022 at 12:16 pm

In May, Nicholas Weaver suggested in Lawfare that the U.S. Treasury should “creatively” sanction Tornado Cash. In August, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) followed […]

by Jen Patja Howell on September 29, 2022 at 9:01 am

This week marked the end of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly, an annual event that brings world leaders together in New York and often serves as both a forum for and a barometer of […]

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on September 28, 2022 at 11:00 pm

Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Florida as a category 4 storm, leaving thousands without power and areas flooded. Coastal cities of Naples, Sanibel and Punta Gorda, Fla. face severe storm surge. Ali […]

by Hyemin Han on September 28, 2022 at 9:11 pm

Subscribe to receive this newsletter directly to your inbox. Articles Why Biden and Blinken are Backing a Candidate for a Little-Known UN Internet Agency Lindsay Gorman explained why the United […]

by Lindsay Gorman on September 28, 2022 at 7:01 pm

A little-known U.N. agency that develops worldwide technical standards for the internet will gain unfamiliar geopolitical attention as scientists, engineers, and government officials descend on […]

by Jen Patja Howell on September 28, 2022 at 4:01 pm

This week, Alan, Quinta, and Scott were joined by Lawfare managing editor Tyler McBrien to hash through the week's big national security news, including: “Bad Vlad’s Sad Grab Has […]

by Ronald Brownstein on September 28, 2022 at 2:43 pm

Both Democrats and Republicans keep retreating into their corners.

by Teresa Chen, Alana Nance, Han-ah Sumner on September 28, 2022 at 1:10 pm

U.S.-China Tensions Continue to Escalate Over Taiwan Chinese Drones Buzz Taiwan Following Speaker Pelosi’s Visit; Taiwan Responds Following House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) visit […]

by Jen Patja Howell on September 28, 2022 at 9:01 am

For much of its history, the United States has had a single law on the books that governs when the president can deploy the military to enforce federal law within the United States: the Insurrection […]

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on September 27, 2022 at 9:36 pm

Hurricane Ian barrels toward Florida as a category 3 storm as ten counties declare mandatory evacuation orders. The January 6th select committee postpones Wednesday's hearing largely due to the […]

by Hyemin Han on September 27, 2022 at 7:56 pm

Subscribe to receive this newsletter directly to your inbox.   Articles Social Media Transparency Rules, Zauderer Standard Head to Supreme Court Corbin Barthold analyzed the aftermath of the […]

by Stewart Baker on September 27, 2022 at 4:23 pm

This episode features a much deeper, and more diverse, examination of the Fifth Circuit decision upholding Texas’s social media law. We devote the last half of the episode to a structured […]

by Sean O'Brien on September 27, 2022 at 3:38 pm

Last week on Lawfare, Scott J. Shapiro and I set out on a journey: We're bringing hacking and cybersecurity education to a remote cohort of Lawfare's material supporters and challenging them to […]

by Corbin Barthold on September 27, 2022 at 12:01 pm

In 2021, Florida passed SB 7072, a pathbreaking (in a bad way) social media speech law. This May, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued a significant opinion, NetChoice v. Moody, […]

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on September 26, 2022 at 9:24 pm

In this special edition of Meet the Press NOW, two recent stories from Meet the Press Reports. First, an Idaho town grapples with questions about the role that religion should play in the public […]

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on September 25, 2022 at 2:11 pm

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan joins Meet the Press to talk about the U.S. response to Putin’s nuclear saber-rattling. In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Rep. Jamie Raskin […]

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on September 23, 2022 at 9:30 pm

Democrats have a money problem and Republicans have a candidate problem with the midterms quickly approaching. Democrats are behind Republicans in big-dollar campaign donations. Symone […]

by Ronald Brownstein on September 23, 2022 at 9:00 am

Depending on whom you ask, Larry Krasner is either embattled or thriving.

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on September 22, 2022 at 9:51 pm

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal joins Chuck Todd in a Meet the Press exclusive to discuss the state of war with Russia. Former President Trump faces a landslide of legal exposure. Brendan […]

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on September 21, 2022 at 9:14 pm

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reacts to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s call to mobilize up to 300,000 reservists to fight in Ukraine in an exclusive interview on the sidelines of the UN […]

by Elaine Godfrey on September 21, 2022 at 11:00 am

The scrappy little mammal is so much more than an internet meme or a political mascot.

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on September 20, 2022 at 9:59 pm

President Biden leaves for the United Nations General Assembly where he will focus on the war in Ukraine, climate change and threats to democracy. In Washington, Congress is taking on election […]

by Linda Greenhouse on September 20, 2022 at 10:00 am

Is this the end of the Voting Rights Act?

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on September 19, 2022 at 9:27 pm

NOTE: This episode includes some audio errors in the first part of the show. We apologize for the inconvenience. With 50 days until the midterm elections, new NBC News poll numbers indicate that even […]

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on September 18, 2022 at 3:30 pm

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), majority whip and chairman of the Judiciary Committee, exclusively joins to discuss the border and investigations into former President Trump. Nominee for U.S. Senate Joe […]

by Russell Berman on September 18, 2022 at 11:00 am

Paul LePage, who pioneered the tactics that propelled Trump into office, is running again for governor of Maine. Only this time, he’s quietly backing away from the former president.

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on September 16, 2022 at 9:27 pm

Eugene Scott, Sara Fagen, Xochitl Hinojosa and Dasha Burns join the Meet the Press NOW roundtable to discuss the GOP winning the issues they targeted coming into the campaign cycle and the […]

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on September 15, 2022 at 9:27 pm

Ron Desantis’s political “stunt” of sending two planes of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard exemplifies our political dysfunction. Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping meet for the first […]

by Ronald Brownstein on September 15, 2022 at 9:00 am

Instead of offering voters contrasting solutions to the same problems, the two parties are highlighting entirely different issues.

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on September 14, 2022 at 9:21 pm

With primary season ending, Democrats and Republicans focus on midterm election campaigning against the backdrop of rising extremism. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits the newly […]

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on September 13, 2022 at 9:35 pm

Kenneth Starr, who led the Whitewater investigation into former President Clinton, is dead at 76. The Dow Jones plunged, marking the market’s worst day of the year. The Department of Justice […]

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on September 12, 2022 at 9:25 pm

The Ukrainian military makes huge advances in their war against Russia. New Hampshire prepares for the final primary day of this election cycle. Doug Heye, Stephanie Schriock and Tia Mitchell join […]

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on September 11, 2022 at 2:30 pm

Vice President Kamala Harris joins Meet the Press for an exclusive interview on the state of our democracy, abortion rights and the U.S. role in the world one year after the Afghanistan withdrawal. […]

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on September 9, 2022 at 9:39 pm

Vice President Kamala Harris sits down with Chuck Todd in an exclusive interview and discusses her confidence in the Supreme Court. The White House ramps up midterms messaging, Cornell Belcher, David […]

by Ronald Brownstein on September 9, 2022 at 2:06 pm

President Biden’s loan-forgiveness plan offers younger Americans the same benefits that Boomers have been afforded all along.

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on September 7, 2022 at 9:15 pm

Arizona voters gear up for the midterm elections, as Arizona’s GOP embraces election denialism. Arizona Republican State Senator Paul Boyer says Former President Trump changed the GOP’s […]

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on September 6, 2022 at 9:28 pm

President Biden continues to call out former President Trump and MAGA Republicans on the campaign trail with nine weeks until the midterm elections. Adrienne Elrod, Danny Diaz, Marianna Sotomayor […]

by Adam Harris on September 6, 2022 at 11:00 am

Can the Florida congresswoman inherit Joe Biden’s Democratic Party?

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on September 4, 2022 at 2:30 pm

During a special edition of Meet the Press, Chuck Todd does a deep dive into policing in America and the death of Anton Black. Paul Butler, Albert Brick Professor in Law at the Georgetown University […]

by Elaine Godfrey on September 4, 2022 at 2:10 pm

At the former president’s first rally since the FBI search at Mar-a-Lago, the mood among his supporters veered from desperation to defiance.

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on September 2, 2022 at 9:12 pm

President Biden’s Thursday primetime speech echoed his 2020 campaign Mark Murray, Cornell Belcher, Sara Fagen and Michael Beschloss discuss. Sahil Kapur and Ryan Reilly reports the latest ahead […]

by Ronald Brownstein on September 2, 2022 at 9:00 am

The Supreme Court’s controversial Roe decision continues to reverberate across the country.

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on September 1, 2022 at 9:35 pm

President Biden’s Thursday night “Soul of the Nation” speech is set to outline the White House’s midterm message as Election Day nears. Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) comments on […]

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on August 31, 2022 at 9:28 pm

The Department of Justice says Trump may have hidden, moved classified documents. Stephanie Schriock, Doug Heye and Eugene Scott join the Meet the Press NOW roundtable to talk about the political […]

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on August 30, 2022 at 10:13 pm

President Biden delivers remarks on crime in Wilkes-Barre. Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is dead at 91. The Justice Department will file an official response to former President […]

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on August 29, 2022 at 9:19 pm

Intelligence agencies prepare to unravel the impact of former President Donald Trump’s possession of classified documents. Tia Mitchell, Faiz Shakir and Matt Gorman join the Meet the Press NOW […]

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on August 28, 2022 at 2:11 pm

Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) joins Meet the Press to discuss what the recent Mar-a-Lago search and potential charges against fmr. Pres. Trump could mean for the Jan. 6 committee. Former NATO Supreme […]

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on August 26, 2022 at 9:54 pm

A judge unsealed the affidavit justifying the FBI search of former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence. Sarah Chamberlain, Navin Nayak and Eugene Scott join the Meet the Press roundtable to […]

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on August 25, 2022 at 9:40 pm

More than 40 million Americans now have less access to abortion as near-total bans are enacted across the country. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) discusses how abortion is motivating voters in […]

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on August 24, 2022 at 9:24 pm

Congressman-elect Pat Ryan (D-N.Y.) and gubernatorial nominee Charlie Crist (D-Fla.) discuss Tuesday’s results following their victories. The White House announces student loan forgiveness and […]

by Adam Harris on August 24, 2022 at 7:15 pm

Belatedly canceling some debt is what a country does when it refuses to support students up front.

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on August 23, 2022 at 9:54 pm

New correspondence between the National Archives and former President Trump’s lawyers show some documents previously turned over were labeled "Top Secret Compartmented Information." Key […]

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on August 22, 2022 at 9:18 pm

Florida and New York prepare to head to the polls. Josh Kraushaar, Symone Sanders-Townsend and Rick Tyler join the Meet the Press NOW roundtable. The Florida Southern District judge is unlikely to […]

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on August 21, 2022 at 2:12 pm

Reps. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.) and Andy Barr (R-Ky.) exclusively join Meet the Press to discuss America’s agitated outlook heading into the midterms. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona […]

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on August 19, 2022 at 9:29 pm

Former President Trump’s continued presence on the political stage. Asma Khalid, Brendan Buck, Mark Caputo and Juanita Tolliver join the Meet the Press NOW roundtable to discuss Democratic […]

by Russell Berman on August 19, 2022 at 9:00 am

Congress was frozen. Joe Biden’s presidency seemed cooked. What happened?

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on August 18, 2022 at 9:32 pm

Mixed signals for midterms: Turnout, candidate quality and former President Trump's investigations are setting up a "wild card" election in November. A judge has allowed the partial unsealing of an […]

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on August 17, 2022 at 9:29 pm

Following Tuesday’s primaries in Wyoming and Alaska, Republican voters choose Trump-backed candidates resulting in the defeat of Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and Alaskans await the ranked-choice […]

by Ronald Brownstein on August 17, 2022 at 4:12 pm

To save the Republican Party, the defeated Wyoming representative may first have to destroy it.

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on August 16, 2022 at 9:43 pm

President Biden signs the Inflation Reduction Act into law. Primaries in Wyoming and Arkansas place high-profile Trump critics against Trump-backed candidates in another test of the former […]

by Elaine Godfrey on August 16, 2022 at 7:17 pm

He has little option but to show loyalty to Trump even if it thwarts his own ambitions.

by contact.mtp@nbcuni.com (NBC News) on August 15, 2022 at 9:15 pm

NBC News correspondent Carol Lee reports that the Trump White House staff was “caught off guard” and unprepared to move out of the White House, leading to a chaotic exit without a lot of […]

by Jeffrey Goldberg on August 15, 2022 at 6:26 pm

Caitlin Dickerson discusses the Trump administration’s devastating family-separation policy and bureaucratic failures—and how it could happen again.