Former federal prosecutor writing about national legal affairs — the Justice Department, the courts, and the intersection of law and politics.
Oct 7, 2026
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13 min read
Eugene Daniels on Trump's White House press ban and the inner workings of the press corps
Oct 5, 2026
11 min read
The measure failed to expose the promised sex-trafficking ring — and did a lot of collateral damage
Sep 30, 2026
15 min read
Alex Wagner on how conservatives reshaped the American legal system — and what the left can learn from them
Sep 28, 2026
6 min read
Plus: Todd Blanche melts down on live TV
Sep 25, 2026
4 min read
The world's richest man has gotten a tremendous return on his investment in Trump and the Republican party
Sep 21, 2026
Plus: why Trump's arch is now a "military complex"
Sep 18, 2026
5 min read
It wasn't the good kind
Sep 15, 2026
A leading election law scholar discusses the prospect of ballot seizures and other remaining threats to the midterm elections
Sep 14, 2026
Plus: 60 Minutes fumbled its Trump pardon story
Sep 11, 2026
9 min read
Plus: Trump's revenge tour, Maria Bartiromo, and more
Sep 8, 2026
The Supreme Court could resolve the high-stakes dispute within days
Sep 1, 2026
The Republican appointees have given the Trump administration a license to lie
Aug 28, 2026
7 min read
Plus: the DOJ's Kennedy Center gambit, a lazy critique of the legal press, and more
Aug 24, 2026
Plus: Trump's ballroom, U.S. attorneys serving illegally, and more
Aug 19, 2026
16 min read
How Donald Trump and the Supreme Court's conservative justices fundamentally changed the federal government — and what to do about it
Aug 17, 2026
The administration now claims that building Trump’s ballroom is a national security imperative
Aug 14, 2026
Plus: the Truth Social lawsuit, ICE run amok, and more
Aug 11, 2026
The Supreme Court justice recently spoke out about a new biography of him. The biographer responds.
Aug 7, 2026
Plus: Anthony Fauci, Big Law, and more
Interview
Aug 5, 2026
14 min read
Plus: the latest on Todd Blanche
Aug 3, 2026
And it just might work
Jul 31, 2026
3 min read
On top of everything else...
Jul 29, 2026
A Democratic congressman from Silicon Valley discusses AI legislation and the party’s frosty relationship with the tech industry. Plus: the latest on Todd Blanche
Jul 27, 2026
Don’t get your hopes up
Jul 24, 2026
How to kill the "anti-weaponization fund" for good
