It's the "Yo Adrian! Go Vote!" Edition! On this week's Rational Security, Scott Anderson sat down with Alan Rozenshtein, Benjamin Wittes, and Molly Reynolds to talk through the week’s big national security news, including Israel's strikes on Iran and recent reporting of Elon Musk's conversations with Vladimir Putin:
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Rational Security: The “Yo Adrian! Go Vote!" Edition
Scott Anderson sat down with Alan Rozenshtein, Benjamin Wittes, and Molly Reynolds to talk through the week’s big national security news
On today's Lawfare Daily, Quinta Jurecic and Eugenia Lostri spoke to Cait Conley about the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's role in coordinating efforts to secure the 2024 election—from ensuring the physical security of election workers to identifying foreign influence campaigns.
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Lawfare Daily: How CISA Is Working to Protect the Election
What is the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency doing to protect the vote?
Today, U.S. intelligence officials released a partially redacted document outlining the potential for foreign actors, like China, Iran, and Russia, to exert influence on and after the 2024 presidential election. Read the briefing doc from Olivia Manes. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/intelligence-briefing-outlines-foreign-influence-threats-to-u.s.-elections
Anastasiia Lapatina unpacks Ukrainian President Zelensky’s trip to the U.S., where he tried to boost support for Ukraine at the White House, the UN, and Trump Tower, and the controversy surrounding his visit.
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Zelensky’s American Saga: Victory Plan and Angry Republicans
The timing, purpose, and outcomes of Zelensky’s U.S. visit suggest Ukraine is racing against time to get ready for whatever comes next after Nov. 5.
Today, Lawfare and Protect Democracy are launching a new project on the limitations, drawbacks, and dangers of deploying the military on U.S. soil. Alex Tausanovitch introduces the series and explains what it will delve into.
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The Dangers of Deploying the Military on U.S. Soil
Introducing a new series on the limitations, drawbacks, and dangers of domestic deployments, from Lawfare and Protect Democracy
Coverage of the US government’s busy week combating Russian operatives so far has examined these actions piecemeal. But taken together, they reveal a broad, interagency effort and a much different strategy than 2016, write Quinta Jurecic and Natalie Orpett.
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The U.S. Government's Busy Week Combating Russian Operatives
Looking at all the full spread of last week’s activity reveals a broad, interagency effort to counter Russian influence operations.
Today, DA Bragg filed a response in opposition to Trump's motion for an immediate stay of Judge Hellerstein's order denying his removal motion for the NYC hush-money case. Find the filing on #DocketWatch: NY, from Katherine Pompilio. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/current-projects/the-trump-trials/new-york/docket-watch-trump-prosecuted-in-new-york
Today the Justice Dept. announced its seizure of internet domains used by the Russian govt to conduct foreign malign influence campaigns and the indictment of 2 RT employees in connection with election interference aimed at the 2024 U.S. elections. Read the affidavit, indictment and more from Katherine Pompilio.
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Justice Dept. Disrupts Russian Influence Campaign, Indicts Russian Nationals
The department seized 32 internet domains used by the Russian government to conduct foreign malign influence campaigns targeting voters in U.S. and...
Today, U.S. District Court Judge Hellerstein (SDNY) denied Trump's motion for leave to file removal papers in his NY hush money and election interference case. Read the order on #DocketWatch: NY, updated by Katherine Pompilio. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/current-projects/the-trump-trials/new-york/docket-watch-trump-prosecuted-in-new-york
Anna Bower, Matt Gluck, Quinta Jurecic, Natalie Orpett, and Benjamin Wittes examine how Jack Smith's superseding Jan. 6 indictment filed yesterday against Trump differs from the original indictment and evaluate what the changes indicate about Smith's approach moving forward.
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The Superseding Trump Indictment Charts Jack Smith’s Path Forward
Smith has reworked the Jan. 6 case against Trump in light of the Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity.