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House Intelligence Committee Holds Worldwide Threats Hearing

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 20:00:00 GMT

Today on Lawfare No Bull: On March 26, the House Intelligence Committee held the annual Worldwide Threats hearing based on the Annual Threat Assessment of the United States Intelligence Community. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel, National Security Agency and Central Security Service Director Timothy Haugh, and Defense Intelligence Agency Director Jeffrey Kruse testified before the committee. Members of the intelligence committee questioned the witnesses about their participation in a Signal group chat that discussed plans to conduct strikes in Yemen, threats posed by Russia and China, the intelligence community’s assessment of emerging threats, and more.

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Senate Intelligence Committee Holds Worldwide Threats Hearing

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 18:00:00 GMT

Today on Lawfare No Bull: On March 25, the Senate Intelligence Committee held the annual Worldwide Threats hearing based on the Annual Threat Assessment of the United States Intelligence Community. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard; Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel, National Security Agency and Central Security Service Director Timothy Haugh, and Defense Intelligence Agency Director Jeffrey Kruse testified before the committee. Members of the intelligence committee questioned the witnesses about their participation in a Signal group chat that discussed plans to conduct strikes in Yemen, threats posed by Russia and China, the intelligence community’s assessment of emerging threats, and more.

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D.C. Circuit Hears Oral Argument in J.G.G. v. Trump

Wed, 26 Mar 2025 16:00:00 GMT

Today on Lawfare No Bull: On March 24, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit heard arguments on whether to stay a temporary restraining order issued on March 15—which bars summary removals of alleged members of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan criminal gang—under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. The panel, composed of Judge Patricia Millet, Judge Justin Miller, and Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson, asked attorneys about the lack of notice and process given to migrants, why the migrants couldn’t have just filed habeas petitions, and why the lawyers filed in D.C. rather than Texas.

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Confirmation Hearing for Deputy Attorney General Nominee Todd Blanche

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 21:30:00 GMT

Today on Lawfare No Bull: On Feb. 12, the Senate Judiciary Committee held the confirmation hearing of deputy attorney general nominee Todd Blanche. The Committee questioned Blanche about his representation of President Donald Trump in multiple criminal cases, whether he would recuse himself from future Department of Justice investigations into cases against Trump, the firings at the department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and more.

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Confirmation Hearing for FBI Director Nominee Kash Patel

Mon, 03 Feb 2025 20:45:00 GMT

Today on Lawfare No Bull: On Jan. 30, the Senate Judiciary Committee held the confirmation hearing of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director nominee Kash Patel. The Committee questioned Patel about his role in the Jan. 6 choir, his “enemies list” and views on political retribution, his testimony before the grand jury in the classified documents case, plans for the FBI if confirmed, and more.

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Confirmation Hearing for Director of National Intelligence Nominee Tulsi Gabbard

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 21:15:00 GMT

Today on Lawfare No Bull: On Jan. 30, the Senate Intelligence Committee held a confirmation hearing for Director of National Intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard. The Committee questioned Gabbard about her views on Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, her opinion of Edward Snowden, her 2017 meeting with Syria’s then-president Bashar Assad, her reaction to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and more.

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Confirmation Hearing for Secretary of Health and Human Services Nominee Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 20:45:00 GMT

Today on Lawfare No Bull: On Jan. 29 and 30, Secretary of Health and Human Services nominee Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. appeared for confirmation hearings before the Senate Finance Committee and the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions respectively. The Committees questioned Kennedy about topics that may be of interest to Lawfare listeners, including his views on vaccines–particularly COVID and measles—health institutions such as the NIH and CDC, and more.

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Confirmation Hearing for Secretary of Homeland Security Nominee Kristi Noem

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 18:45:00 GMT

Today on Lawfare No Bull: On Jan. 17, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held the confirmation hearing of Secretary of Homeland Security nominee Kristi Noem. The Committee questioned Noem about immigration, domestic terrorism, disaster relief assistance, the Secret Service, and more.

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Confirmation Hearing for Attorney General Nominee Pam Bondi

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 21:15:00 GMT

Today on Lawfare No Bull: On Jan. 15, the Senate Judiciary Committee held the confirmation hearing of presumptive attorney general nominee Pam Bondi. The Committee questioned Bondi about how she will approach issues such as violent crime and immigration, her view of presumptive FBI director nominee Kash Patel, and how she will maintain the independence of the Department of Justice if the president makes unlawful or normatively improper demands of the department.

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Confirmation Hearing for Secretary of State Nominee Marco Rubio

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 20:45:00 GMT

Today on Lawfare No Bull: On Jan. 15, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee held the confirmation hearing of presumptive secretary of state nominee Marco Rubio. The Committee questioned Sen. Rubio about his views on U.S. relations with China, his support for Taiwan and Ukraine, humanitarian crises in Haiti and Sudan, the Israel-Gaza War, and more.

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Confirmation Hearing for CIA Director Nominee John Ratcliffe

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 18:00:00 GMT

Today on Lawfare No Bull: On Jan. 15, the Senate Intelligence Committee held the confirmation hearing for presumptive CIA Director nominee John Ratcliffe. The Committee questioned Ratcliffe about his commitment to nonpartisanship, how the CIA can keep pace with U.S. adversaries’ technological advances, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and more.

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Confirmation Hearing for Secretary of Defense Nominee Pete Hegseth

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 20:00:00 GMT

Today on Lawfare No Bull: On Jan. 14, the Senate Armed Services Committee held the confirmation hearing of presumptive Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth. The Committee questioned Hegseth about his past comments on women in the military, qualifications for the role, “wokeness” and DEI, plans to reform the Navy, allegations of sexual assault, and more.

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Senate Armed Services Committee: U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 14:49:16 GMT

The Senate Armed Services Committee heard testimony today from top Pentagon officials about the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley and Commander of the United States Central Command Gen. Kenneth McKenzie faced questions about the Biden administration’s plan for conducting counterterrorism missions in the future and an airstrike that resulted in the death of 10 civilians. Additionally, Milley received questions on his calls to the Chinese government in the last few months of the Trump presidency.

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Joe Biden Speaks to the UN General Assembly

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 03:08:35 GMT

On today's Lawfare No Bull, President Biden gives his first address before the United Nations General Assembly and discusses an array of issues, including the coronavirus pandemic and the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. His speech aims to reassure other nations of American leadership on the world stage and to encourage intensive diplomacy by calling on allies to act quickly and cooperatively to address the major challenges of our time.

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Secretary of State Blinken on U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan (Senate Foreign Relations Committee)

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 11:42:53 GMT

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