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Brookings Institution fellows Susan Hennessey and Benjamin Wittes discussed the office of the president and presidential misconduct.

The Brookings Institution held a discussion on threats to the U.S. political system and how best to safeguard the 2020 presidential election. Panelists discussed public opinion over the impe…

Jim Baker, the former FBI general counsel, was the featured speaker at a conversation on Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. He…

The Brookings Institution hosted a discussion previewing the history of and what President Trump may focus on in the State of the Union address. The panel of analysts also spoke about the De…

Former FBI Director James Comey talked about his new book, A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies and Leadership. He spoke with Benjamin Wittes.

Matthew Olson outlined the road to getting Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act renewed. Section 702 gives the government authority to monitor internet activity on non-U.…

Graeme Wood talked about his book The Way of the Strangers: Encounters with the Islamic State, in which he profiles some of the tens of thousands of people around the world who have been ins…

House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Adam Schiff (D-CA) delivered remarks one day after his committee heard testimony on Russian tampering in the U.S. presidential election. He spoke …

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer talked about his book, The Court and the World: American Law and the New Global Realities, about the challenges facing the judiciary and the application …

Benjamin Wittes and Gabriella Blum talked about their book, The Future of Violence: Robots and Germs, Hackers and Drones-Confronting A New Age of Threat, about the threats we may face in the…

Panelists talked about how the U.S. and Germany are shaping research, development, and regulation of driverless cars. Topics included safety and ethical concerns, policy implications, and po…

Benjamin Wittes talked about the legal debate surrounding President Obama’s Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) request in the fight against ISIS*, as well as the history of t…

FBI Director James Comey talked about the impact of changing technologies on law enforcement. He focused specifically on the ways new programs intended to protect personal information on com…

John Carlin talked about cybersecurity threats in the U.S., and the role of the Justice Department’s National Security Division in combating those threats. He spoke at length about his depar…

Panelists talked about the U.S. use of military force. Following the terrorists attacks on September 11, 2001, Congress gave the president permission to use force to hold accountable those w…

Panelists talked about President Obama’s just concluded speech on surveillance policy and his proposed changes to the way in which the National Security Agency collects and monitors phone da…

National security officials and legal experts testified on proposals to reform the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) authorized under the Foreign Intelligence Surv…

Panelists talked about intelligence and counterterrorism efforts domestically and internationally. Eliot Abrams named Syria as “jihadi central” and the area of greatest concern for future te…

Legal scholar testified on the constitutional issues involved in the targeted killing of American citizens overseas, such as by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone. T…

Participants talked about foreign policy and counterterrorism strategies during the 2012 presidential election campaign. They also answered questions from the audience.