x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

The Lawfare Podcast

The Lawfare Institute

The Lawfare Podcast features discussions with experts, policymakers, and opinion leaders at the nexus of national security, law, and policy. On issues from foreign policy, homeland security, intelligence, and cybersecurity to governance and law, we have doubled down on seriousness at a time when others are running away from it. Visit us at www.lawfareblog.com.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

government politics

All Episodes

40:57

Lawfare Daily: The Legal Fallout After a Fatal ICE...

The Lawfare Podcast ·

2026/01/09

Lawfare Senior Editor Anna Bower speaks with fellow Senior Editors Eric Columbus and Mike Feinberg about the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE officer in Minneapolis. The discussion covers what is currently known about the incident and the conflicting accounts offered by DHS and the White House in contrast with bystander video. The panel also discusses DHS use-of-force policies, the federal government’s reported investigation of the shooting, and the legal framework governing state

en

54:36

Scaling Laws: A Year That Felt Like a Decade: 2025...

The Lawfare Podcast ·

2026/01/09

Connecticut State Senator James Maroney and Neil Chilson, Head of AI Policy at the Abundance Institute, join Kevin Frazier, the AI Innovation and Law Fellow at the University of Texas School of Law and a Senior Editor atLawfare, and Alan Rozenshtein, Associate Professor at Minnesota Law and Research Director atLawfare, for a look back at a wild year in AI policy.Neil provides his expert analysis of all that did (and did not) happen at the federal level. Senator Maroney then examines what transpired

en

1:05:47

Rational Security: The “Caracas Like a Hurricane”...

The Lawfare Podcast ·

2026/01/08

This week, Scott sat down with his Lawfare colleagues Benjamin Wittes, Natalie Orpett, and Molly Roberts for a special deep-dive into the intervention in Venezuela, including:“A Hop, Skip, and Jump Across the Rubicon.” This past weekend, the Trump administration took the step that Trump has been threatening for months: he deployed special operations to capture Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and bring him to the United States for criminal prosecution. The targeted operation was only hours long

en

47:01

Lawfare Daily: Mary Clare Jalonick on ‘Storm at the...

The Lawfare Podcast ·

2026/01/08

Senior Editor Michael Feinberg and Associated Press reporter Mary Clare Jalonick sit down to discuss Mary Clare’s oral history of the events of Jan. 6, “Storm at the Capitol.” The two reflect on their own experiences from that day, and try to puzzle out what lessons can be drawn from them five years later.To receive ad-free podcasts, become aLawfareMaterial Supporter atwww.patreon.com/lawfare. You can also supportLawfareby making a one-time donation athttps://givebutter.com/lawfare-institute.Support

en

1:20:21

Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump...

The Lawfare Podcast ·

2026/01/07

In a live conversation on YouTube, Lawfare Editor in Chief Benjamin Wittes sat down with Lawfare Senior Editors Anna Bower, Scott Anderson, Michael Feinberg and Eric Columbus and Lawfare Associate Editor Katherine Pompilio to discuss the Supreme Court’s decision on President Trump’s domestic deployment of the National Guard in many cities, Jack Smith’s testimony in front of the House, developments in Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s case, a hearing in the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his

en

1:04:52

Lawfare Daily: Jan. 6, 2026: Five Years of...

The Lawfare Podcast ·

2026/01/06

Today is the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the U.S. Capitol. That day marked the beginning of a reckoning across the entirety of the U.S. government. How did this happen? What does it mean? And how do we stop it from happening again?On today's podcast, Executive EditorNatalie Orpett discusses how Congress has been responding to these questions with current and formerLawfaresenior editors Eric Columbus, Quinta Jurecic, and Molly Reynolds. They talk about what Congress has done,

en

49:34

Lawfare Daily: The U.S. Strike on Venezuela and...

The Lawfare Podcast ·

2026/01/05

During alive YouTube discussion on Jan. 4,LawfareEditor in Chief Benjamin Wittes sat down withLawfareSenior Editor Scott R. Anderson, Foreign Policy Editor Dana Stuster, and Public Service Fellow Loren Voss to discuss what we know—and what we don’t know—about the legal issues raised by the U.S. strike on Venezuela and the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. They spoke about what the administration's possible policy goals are in Venezuela, the potential legal justifications for the attack

en

55:06

Lawfare Archive: How the FCC is Tackling National...

The Lawfare Podcast ·

2026/01/04

From October 9, 2024: For today’s episode, Loyaan Egal, the Chief of the Enforcement Bureau at the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”), sat down withLawfareSenior Editor and General Counsel Scott R. Anderson andLawfareContributing Editor and Morrison Foerster partner Brandon Van Grack to discuss the FCC’s growing but often underappreciated role in advancing U.S. national security.They covered how the FCC’s mandate intersects with U.S. national security concerns, how the FCC is tackling

en

45:30

Lawfare Archive: Mayor Adams, the Feds, and a Whole...

The Lawfare Podcast ·

2026/01/03

From September 30, 2024: New York Mayor Eric Adams is facing indictment in connectionwith a foreign influence scheme involving Turkey.It’sthe latest in a long string of actions by the Justice Department to counter foreign efforts to interfere in the American political system.LawfareEditor-in-Chief Benjamin Wittes sat down with Managing Editor Tyler McBrien, Senior Editor Quinta Jurecic, and Contributing Editor Brandon Van Grack to discuss the charges against Adams and the larger pattern of which

en

1:28:40

Lawfare Daily: Ask Us Anything About 2025

The Lawfare Podcast ·

2026/01/02

Today'sLawfare DailyisLawfare'sannual "Ask Us Anything" mailbag episode whereLawfarecontributors answered listener-submitted questions.Scott R. Anderson, Natalie Orpett, Benjamin Wittes, Kevin Frazier, Eric Columbus, Loren Voss, Molly Roberts, Jakub Kraus, Anna Bower, and Roger Parloff address questions on everything from presidential immunity to AI regulations to the domestic deployment of the military.Thank you for your questions. And as always, thank you for listening.To receive ad-free podcasts,

en

54:20

Lawfare Archive: FISA 702 Passes the House

The Lawfare Podcast ·

2026/01/01

From April 16, 2024: Friday morning, the House of Representatives suddenly—after failing to do so earlier in the week—took up the reauthorization of FISA 702. They considered a bunch of amendments, one of which failed on a tie vote, and then proceeded to pass reauthorization of 702.Immediately after the votes,LawfareEditor-in-Chief Benjamin Wittes spoke withLawfareSenior Editors Stephanie Pell and Molly Reynolds, andLawfareStudent Contributor Preston Marquis. They talked about how the center beat

en

1:29:06

Lawfare Archive: Russia’s Aggression Against Ukraine...

The Lawfare Podcast ·

2025/12/31

From April 4, 2023: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has tested the international legal order like never before. For many, the fact that a nuclear power and member of the U.N. Security Council would commit unveiled aggression against another state seemed like it might be the death knell of the international system as we know it.But last week, in the annual Breyer Lecture on International Law at the Brookings Institution, Oona Hathaway, the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Professor of International Law at

en

1:04:05

Rational Security: The “Inadequate Chicken Moved to...

The Lawfare Podcast ·

2025/12/30

For the podcast’s annual end-of-year episode, Scott sat down with co-host emeritus Benjamin Wittes, Senior Editor Anna Bower, and Managing Editor Tyler McBrien to talk over listener-submitted topics and object lessons, including:Which sphere of influence is Western Europe in today?What should we make of President Trump's lawsuit against BBC?After nearly a year of the Trump Administration, how do you view the record of Attorney General Merrick Garland?What does the military campaign against alleged

en

52:50

Lawfare Daily: Tom Brzozowski on Domestic Terrorism...

The Lawfare Podcast ·

2025/12/30

Senior Editor Michael Feinberg and Tom Brzozowski, formerly of the Justice Department, sit down to talk over recent changes set in motion by the White House and Justice Department with respect to domestic terrorism investigations and prosecutions, and sound a warning from history at how these changes hearken back to pre-Church Committee practices.To receive ad-free podcasts, become aLawfareMaterial Supporter atwww.patreon.com/lawfare. You can also supportLawfareby making a one-time donation

en

1:00:32

Lawfare Daily: The 2026 National Defense...

The Lawfare Podcast ·

2025/12/29

In this episode, Ariane Tabatabai, Scott R. Anderson, and Loren Voss discuss the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026. They take stock of how Congress is reasserting itself vis-a-vis the Trump administration on matters related to the national defense, as well as the NDAA’s key provisions.Relevant links:National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026United States Senate Committee on Armed Services Executive Summary of the 2026 NDAA“Senate passes defense bill that

en

51:08

Lawfare Archive: Lidsky and Koningisor on First...

The Lawfare Podcast ·

2025/12/28

From March 6, 2024: Executive branch constraints and the posture of the media have shifted in significant ways over the past two decades. Lyrissa Lidsky and Christina Koningisor, law professors at the University of Florida and the University of California San Francisco, respectively, argue ina forthcoming law review articlethat these changes—including the erosion of certain post-Watergate reforms and the decline of local news—have created a First Amendment disequilibrium. They contend that the twin

en

1:16:28

Lawfare Archive: Ask Us Anything About 2024

The Lawfare Podcast ·

2025/12/27

From January 2, 2025: You called in with your questions, andLawfarecontributors have answers! Benjamin Wittes, Kevin Frazier, Quinta Jurecic, Eugenia Lostri, Alan Rozenshtein, Scott R. Anderson, Natalie Orpett, Amelia Wilson, Anna Bower, and Roger Parloff addressed questions on everything from presidential pardons to the risks of AI to the domestic deployment of the military.Thank you for your questions. And as always, thank you for listening.To receive ad-free podcasts, become aLawfareMaterial

en

55:34

Lawfare Daily: The Year That Was: 2025

The Lawfare Podcast ·

2025/12/26

Every year,Lawfarepublishes a retrospective of the year that passed. Today, we’re pleased to bring you an audio debrief of that article, The Year That Was: 2025, which you can read in full on our website starting December 31.Lawfareis focused on producing timely, rigorous, and non-partisan analysis of “hard national security choices.” And this year, that work was—to use an expression as tired as we are—like drinking from a firehose. We did our best to keep up. We published more than 1,000 articles,

en

57:46

Lawfare Archive: The National Security Law Podcast:...

The Lawfare Podcast ·

2025/12/25

From October 18, 2017: If you were unsure about whether your hosts are geeks, this episode will help settle the question. But before we get to what Professors Chesney and Vladeck think they know but don’t really, here’s the stuff they actually do know something about!First, the travel ban. Buckle up, there’s a new nationwide TRO, out of Hawaii, enjoining enforcement of most of Travel Ban 3.0.Second, a double-shot of the Nashiri military commissions case. The Supreme Court deniedcert., seemingly

en

43:03

Lawfare Archive: ‘How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter’...

The Lawfare Podcast ·

2025/12/24

From September 19, 2024: On April 14, 2022, New York Times technology reporters Kate Conger and Ryan Mac woke up to a stunning four-word tweet from Elon Musk’s Twitter account: “I made an offer.” Having long covered the technology and social media beat, they read Musk’s terse post as the “unbelievable but inevitable culmination of two storylines we had pursued for a decade as journalists in Silicon Valley.”On today’s episode,LawfareManaging Editor Tyler McBrien spoke to Conger and Mac about the

en

2,803 results

Similar Podcasts

The Fly

Georgetown"s Institute of Politics and...

THE CONSTITUTION STUDY

Paul Engel

The DSR Daily

The DSR Network

The Lawfare Podcast

The Lawfare Institute

Fora do Baralho

Rádio Observador