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This week, Quinta and Scott were joined by Lawfare Managing Editor Tyler McBrien to discuss how he is coping with the end of the New York trial and to run through some of the week\u2019s big national security news stories, including:

• \u201cA Perfect Conviction.\u201d Last week, after less than two days of deliberation, a jury in New York state criminal court found former President Trump guilty of all 34 criminal counts on which he was being tried. He\u2019s now scheduled to be sentenced just days before the Republican National Convention this summer, where he is expected to be named the party\u2019s 2024 presidential nominee. What does this conviction mean for Trump\u2019s campaign? What are his prospects for appeal? And what happens if he still wins?
• \u201cBiden Time.\u201d Last week, President Biden laid out a three-step cease-fire plan for Gaza, sending the clearest signal yet that he is intent on ending the conflict there. Both sides have accepted the plan in principle but have yet to reach agreement on the particulars\u2014and, meanwhile, Israel\u2019s Rafah operation has continued. Is this finally a sign of the Gaza end game? Or that the end is nigh for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu\u2019s government, which is under increasing domestic and international pressure?
• \u201cOrder on the Border.\u201d This week, the Biden administration unveiled a new executive order that will make it harder for migrants crossing the southern U.S. border to apply for and receive asylum during periods of high border traffic, facilitating their prompt removal. Is this move a reasonable policy measure, cynical election politics, or something else entirely?

For object lessons, Quinta recommended Zadie Smith\u2019s new-ish novel, \u201cThe Fraud.\u201d Scott shared a note from the archives about high cetacean fashion. And Tyler passed along an inspirational story about Osaka airport\u2019s amazing luggage record.

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