We have a US administration trying to bully Ukrainians into accepting Russia’s proposal that their sovereignty be undone. Aside from the naked injustice of this, there are five basic practical reasons why it would make the world far more dangerous. (video) snyder.substack.com/p/the-putin-...

The plan says that "A dialogue will be held between Russia and NATO, mediated by the United States." This implies that both Russia and the Trump administration don't see the US as part of NATO in any real sense. That should deeply alarm every other NATO state.

The former acting No. 2 at DOJ, Emil Bove is now a Trump-appointed federal appeals court judge, setting up the potential for a titanic clash over his testimony in the contempt inquiry in the original Alien Enemies Act case. talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...

Huge win for Missouri and for all libraries. Thank you to MASL, MLA, the ACLU, and everyone involved! @la-cac.org #FReadom www.stlpr.org/government-p...

"Before folks assume that one side of this fight clearly acted in bad faith and the other didn’t, it’s worth indulging the possibility that Purcell itself is the culprit—and that its standardless-ness creates perverse incentives for lower courts in election cases." Me on the TX redistricting case:

For the first time in my career, I can’t tell people to trust what the CDC website says. And that is an incredibly sad and devastating place for this country to be.

The facts are complicated, but here’s a summary of what appears to have happened based on the filings and today’s hearing:

A summar of the legal news today (re: Comey and the Texas redistricting): Bad lawyers are bad, and they're worse if you chase out every good lawyer who could possibly help them be ok.

Yale Budget Lab has estimated the cost of the Trump tariff checks "is about twice as large as the total revenue that will be raised by the administration's tariff hikes." Point is, it's not a dividend, it's borrowing from the future. budgetlab.yale.edu/research/est...

The Trump administration is trying to sell federal student loans to private companies. This sale would be a giveaway to wealthy insiders at the expense of working-class borrowers and taxpayers. It’s a tremendous mistake, and I’m fighting back.

An outbreak of botulism tied to contaminated baby formula has sickened at least 23 infants since August. The formula, from the company ByHeart, has been recalled, but botulism is a continuing, if rare, threat. Here’s what you need to know.

Like some kind of grim Omen of things to come, #Hawaii ’s #Kilauea volcano just unleashed a MASSIVE WING SHAPED eruption with lava fountains soaring 1,500+ feet high

Re-upping my piece from yesterday on the Deputy Attorney General's "war" against federal courts—including why it's wanting for both quantitative and qualitative support; why it's especially dangerous coming from the number-two official at DOJ; and why the silence of folks on the right is deafening:

I'm disappointed but not shocked to see Blue Prince miss the cut, given that it's English only and many of the judges are outside of the US/UK. Not much suspense here - Clair Obscur is the fan favorite and has the best narrative (ex-Ubisoft devs go indie), even if there are more interesting games

BREAKING: Magistrate orders DOJ to turn over grand jury materials to Comey, finding real prospect that "government misconduct" may have tainted the case.

In my second piece for our 2026 lookahead series, @eleanortyler.bsky.social and I look at the effects of the current discord in the federal courts. As is the theme this year, predictions are tough, but here the themes are more intensity and less predictability. news.bloomberglaw.com/bloomberg-la...

Just a few years ago the economics profession completely marginalized @claudia-sahm.bsky.social for speaking out on this matter.

Europe’s rush to adopt AI in public services risks repeating mistakes in digital identity and procurement, writes Tech Policy Press contributing editor Amber Sinha. He urges governments to set clear goals and resist vendor-driven agendas to ensure technology truly serves the public.

Great thread here from OG @lizcgil.bsky.social #LadyLawyerDiaries

BREAKING: @janemanners.bsky.social, a legal historian and member of the Brennan Center’s Historians Council, filed a brief with the Supreme Court in Trump v. Slaughter, a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s attempt to remove a commissioner of the FTC without cause: bit.ly/4nSvm9B

The AAUP - UVa has accused the Board of Visitors of limiting faculty seats on the presidential search committee. The committee “is dominated by current and former members of the Board of Visitors and administrators...none of those members were selected by the faculty.” @aaupvirginia.bsky.social

Despite Elon Musk proclaiming that Delaware continues to "bleed companies," just 28 have de-incorporated from the state so far this year. Exclusive with latest data from Delaware Sec. of State here: www.cnbc.com/2025/11/14/d... #DExit #debunk

Yikes on bikes. There's "deregulation," and then there's uninspected meat, raw milk, unchecked drug factories, and poison cough syrup. Apparently we're ready to relearn a bunch of lessons that we learned more than 100 years ago.

It is past time to draw negative inferences from the destruction of evidence.

This week Open AI walked back a call for the govt to backstop financing for its trillion dollar investments in data centers. This was only the tip of the iceberg; a slow bailout for AI firms is already underway. Read more from @ambakak.bsky.social and I in @wsj.com: www.wsj.com/opinion/you-...

"The Commission does not have to meet a set deadline for assessing Google’s proposal, so it is unclear how long it could take to review the offer" ⏱️

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A German court ruled that OpenAI’s ChatGPT violated the nation’s copyright laws by training its language models on licensed musical work without permission.

If you told me I'd see the end of shareholder primacy, I wouldn't have believed you. And yet, here we seem to be. Among all the utterly incomprehensible changes and insanities running the table at the moment, I'm not sure why that one surprises me so much.

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(Bloomberg) - The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. strategist who correctly predicted Wall Street’s underperformance this year expects US equities to keep lagging for the next decade. @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

B of A, on hyperscaler capex: “.. In September and October alone, debt issuance from three firms was larger than the preceding three years combined for big tech issuance.” $ORCL $META

B of A: “.. For [our] Michael Hartnett, being short hyperscaler bonds is a top trade idea for 2026, as their spreads have widened while cash flow has become insufficient to finance the AI buildout.”

A German court on Tuesday sided with the country's music rights society GEMA in a closely watched copyright case against U.S.-based artificial intelligence firm OpenAI.

An early Monday morning order from Justice Jackson in the SNAP case—ordering DOJ to file any further briefs responding to last night's First Circuit ruling by 4:00 this afternoon, and allowing the plaintiffs to respond by 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. For how we got here: www.stevevladeck.com/p/191-taking...

BREAKING The 1st Circuit REJECTS Trump DOJ's request to pause a judge's order to pay up Nov's SNAP funds to the states. The SCOTUS stay will expire within 48 hours absent further action from the justices, per its terms. Doc ecf.ca1.uscourts.gov/n/beam/servl...

Sandwich verdict wasn’t jury nullification. It was failure to prove the required “reasonable fear of physical injury” in a case where the agent was wearing A BULLETPROOF VEST. The only crime was the waste of resources on this case. My thoughts in @MSNBCDaily. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

As of today, total number of written opinions dissenting (in whole or in part) from #SCOTUS rulings on Trump II emergency applications: Jackson: 10 Sotomayor: 6 Kagan: 5 Gorsuch: 2 Roberts: 1 Alito: 1 Kavanaugh: 1 Thomas: 0 Barrett: 0

Even though it mustered only 356 words to justify putting Trump's spiteful anti-trans passport policy back into effect, #SCOTUS managed to show us two of the flawed analytical moves it keeps making *only* in Trump cases to provide cover for granting emergency relief. My latest, via "One First":

"Beyond being the 24th consecutive grant of emergency relief to the Trump administration, the cryptic ruling in Orr is a reminder of just how bankrupt the Court’s proffered justifications are in these cases—both legally and in other ways, too." Me on today's ugly #SCOTUS ruling in Trump v. Orr:

#BREAKING: #SCOTUS grants yet another stay to the Trump administration, putting back into place a new State Department policy requiring passports to display their bearers' biological sex at birth. Justice Jackson (joined by Justices Sotomayor and Kagan) once again dissents.

Nice merger agreement you got there. Would be a shame if something happened to it.

My solo exhibition continues… Link here for more details: briansinfield.com/artist/eclip...

Ah, discovery. It's particularly valuable when the opponent thought they were invulnerable.

We’re hiring! Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda. Could that be you? Apply using the link below. transition2025.com/apply

The Trump administration’s military strikes on alleged drug boats are “blatantly unlawful as a matter of U.S. domestic law—and a quickly spreading stain on whatever is left of the executive branch’s commitment to the rule of law.” Me on “extrajudicial killings” in the latest issue of “One First”:

This is a serious issue in so many regulatory contexts around big tech. When corps reach a certain wealth and power, even big fines are a speed bump. Something else might be needed to, shall we say, align public interest and "incentives."

30 minutes until #SCOTUS hears the first argument on the legality of a Trump administration policy—here, whether a 1977 statute authorized “reciprocal” and “trafficking” tariffs. My preview for “One First”: www.stevevladeck.com/p/bonus-187-... I’ll also be covering the arguments live at CNN.com.

McClatchy kills its breaking news desk and Washington Bureau. Gannett tries to hide behind the laughable USA Today brand. The hedge funds are killing old, mass media. Bye. McClatchy’s Quiet Cuts www.status.news/p/mcclatchy-...

We live with a weird little mesopredator. I spend time daily waving a wire around, simulating the movement of a bug because, to be happy, it needs to hunt. It's not really tame, terrified of loud noises and strangers, pisses on things when angry, and we love it unreservedly. Cats, man.