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The "AI race" with China is Washington's excuse to deregulate and skip safety. But AI knowledge spreads fast, racing accelerates rivals, and there's no finish line. From @arbel.bsky.social and @mtokson.bsky.social www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...

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Russia's real demand isn't territory—it's erasing the legal record of aggression. That record is Ukraine's most durable leverage. From Dmytro Soldatenko: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...

On Lawfare Daily, @michael-feinberg.bsky.social spoke to Antonia Senior about her new book on the history of the Cambridge spy ring, “Stalin's Apostles” and their lasting effect on the culture of espionage. youtu.be/WPEXja6DW78

On Aug. 2, the European Commission’s AI Office will gain the ability to demand documentation from developers, commission evaluations of models, and impose fines for noncompliance. Joel Christoph explains the tools and the implications for how the office uses them.

China's embrace of the new clean energy system will increase its economic and national security, while the U.S. decision to double down on its petrostate status will likely damage its energy security and independence, writes Alison Gocke and Ashley Deeks.

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Today's Lawfare Daily is the May 15 livestream where @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @annabower.bsky.social, @ericcolumbus.bsky.social, and @rparloff.bsky.social discussed Judge Boulee denying Fulton County’s motion for the return of the 2020 election ballots seized by the FBI, and more.

Even as he’s rejected the War Powers Resolution as unconstitutional, President Trump has resisted blatantly flaunting it. @sranderson.bsky.social explores the mechanisms of the WPR that still attack potential risk to violating the law to understand why.

On Rational Security, @sranderson.bsky.social, @michael-feinberg.bsky.social & Dana Stuster discuss: • Trump meets Xi (beef & soybeans vs. Taiwan & tariffs) • Iranian-U.S. negotiations • CIA & cartel assassinations in Mexico youtu.be/uNTaNYF4mw4

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A pair of World War II battles hold lessons for how the U.S. Navy should be preparing for the next major engagement at sea, write @johnseverini.bsky.social and Stephen Biddle.

@lapatina.bsky.social talked to Danylo Mokryk of the @kyivindependent.com about the corruption scandal swirling around Ukranian President Zelensky and what it reveals about Ukrainian politics during wartime. youtu.be/DKdQqu1MLiw

As the Iran war drags on, what can Congress actually do? @sarajacobs.house.gov talked to @S_R_Anders about the Hill's role in national security and defense-related authorizations and appropriations.

DHS called a federal judge an "activist" for releasing a man wanted for murder, but the judge never knew about the warrant because ICE told the prosecutor not to tell her. @rparloff.bsky.social details the full timeline, which ended with the judge referring a prosecutor for an ethics inquiry.

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On Aug. 13, 2023, Fulton County DA Fani Willis indicted Donald J. Trump and 18 others over an alleged conspiracy to overturn Georgia's 2020 presidential election. The case was never tried. View materials from the case file, obtained by @annabower.bsky.social.

In 1 hour join @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @annabower.bsky.social, @ericcolumbus.bsky.social, and @rparloff.bsky.social for a live discussion of the oral argument in the lawsuit challenging the executive orders targeting law firms and more in this week's The Trials of the Trump Administration.

AI tools have expanded in capabilities, becoming integrated into businesses across the country and attracting astronomical investment. Daniel Wilf-Townsend explains the state of AI litigation and why the long timelines of AI cases undercut courts’ ability to decide them at all.

"Tidy transforms what might otherwise feel like an abstract threat into something viscerally human, which is really what is needed to help translate a digital threat into an actionable concern." Tash Buckley reviews “Ctrl + Alt + Chaos: How Teenage Hijackers Hijack the Internet" by Joe Tidy.

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On Lawfare Daily, @lapatina.bsky.social sat down with Danylo Mokryk to talk about the latest corruption saga engulfing the Ukrainian government—and why, despite so many arrows pointing toward Zelensky personally, no one is calling for his removal. youtu.be/DKdQqu1MLiw

The Trump administration is grappling with whether to give U.S. intelligence agencies a bigger role in AI regulation, Russian firm Bureau 1440 has begun launching the country's answer to Starlink, and more in this week's Seriously Risky Business by @tom.risky.biz.

Former prosecutor in the Civil Rights Division Kate Gilbert explains how the Justice Department’s “Weaponization" Report may be an attempt to offer a blueprint for prosecutions career officials whose earlier work ran afoul of this administration and who its intended audience is.

On this week's Rational Security, @sranderson.bsky.social sat down with @michael-feinberg.bsky.social and Dana Stuster for a little chat with the guys about the week’s big national security news stories, including the U.S.-China summit, negotiations between Iran and the U.S., and more.

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DHS's argument that administrative warrants satisfy the Fourth Amendment fails at every step because it misunderstands or misrepresents the constitutional significance of these warrants and ignores the case law that directly contradicts it, writes @lindsaycnash.bsky.social.

On Lawfare Daily, @sranderson.bsky.social was joined by @sarajacobs.house.gov to discuss her and her colleagues’ efforts to oppose the Iran war, how the House could approach the issue through authorizations, and the role that Congress currently plays in national security. youtu.be/8UT-WwncqBc

@annabower.bsky.social obtained a trove of audio and video from the Fulton County investigation into Donald Trump, including never-before-seen proffer sessions with Jenna Ellis, Kenneth Chesebro, and Sidney Powell. View the materials on Lawfare:

The Pentagon’s post-2022 influence playbook has traded bots for ad- buys. @noupside.bsky.social explores how a new generation of Pentagon information operations, which relies on paid promotions for social media posts, is reaching people.

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The biggest corruption scandal in modern Ukrainian history is getting a whole lot worse. @lapatina.bsky.social explains how recent evidence may indicate that Ukrainian President Zelensky personally profited from corruption and the fallout.

Recent reporting suggests that President Trump plans to sign an executive order promoting information sharing between AI labs and the government to identify risks by new models. @kevintfrazier.bsky.social and @alanrozenshtein.com explain the “dominating AI by understanding AI” agenda.

On Lawfare Daily, Dan Byman sat down with @hollybfletcher.bsky.social and Alexander Palmer to discuss the growth of terrorism and instability in East and West Africa, the fragility of regional governments, and how outside powers are shaping the region. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...

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I'm going to try to live-blog a hearing in the Abrego Garcia civil case momentarily, from Greenbelt, MD. This is for @lawfaremedia.org . We're in an odd procedural posture because the govt has appealed 2 of Judge Xinis's orders, so it's unclear which issues she can address. ... /1

Lawfare has obtained a large tranche of materials from the Fulton County election interference investigation into President Trump and his allies. These materials offer the most detailed insight yet into what investigators uncovered. View the documents and recordings, from @annabower.bsky.social.

Tomorrow, Judge Bates will hear 2 cases aimed at ensuring the Trump administration is complying with the Presidential Records Act, following the Office of Legal Counsel releasing an opinion that the PRA is unconstitutional. @jshaub.bsky.social explains the OLC opinion and the importance of the PRA.

DHS called a federal judge an "activist" for releasing a murder suspect, but ICE ordered the prosecutor to withhold the warrant from her. @rparloff.bsky.social breaks down the case which resulted in an ethics referral for an assistant U.S. attorney.

On Lawfare Daily, @candacerondeaux.bsky.social joined @jshermcyber.bsky.social to discuss the current state of Russian PMCs, their roles in the Ukraine war and the operation of the shadow fleet, and how the U.S. could address their security threats. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...

Lawfare obtained documents and video and audio recordings from the prosecution of Donald Trump and his co-defendants in Fulton County, Georgia over alleged interference in the 2020 presidential election. View the materials, from @annabower.bsky.social.

ICYMI: We obtained the grand jury testimony of Rudy Giuliani, Lindsey Graham, Brian Kemp, Brad Ratffensperger, Cassidy Hutchinson, Marc Short, Greg Jacob, Boris Epshteyn, Michael Flynn, Chris Carr, Lin Wood, Mark Meadows, Cleta Mitchell, and more. You can read & search the transcripts on our site👇

"[T]he War Powers Resolution may yet serve as a limited constraint on the executive branch’s use of military force, in manners that may complicate the Trump administration’s attempts to close out the war on terms of its own choosing," writes @sranderson.bsky.social.

Despite growing consensus that AI will be transformative, there has been little analysis on how this new technology will interact with existing institutions. If governments are not careful, they risk being locked out of AI's benefits and subject to its harms, writes Sarosh Nagar and @eaves.ca.