Threats

The D Brief: CJCS, CNO, JAGs fired; Up to 61K DOD workers may lose jobs; Military’s new deportation role; US-India drone pact; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
Threats

Election officials blast Trump’s ‘retreat’ from protecting voting against foreign threats

Federal programs that help state and local election officials have been gutted.

  • Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline
Threats

The D Brief: DOD firings on hold, for now; Acquisition-policy shift; More US-Russia talks; Air Force One, accelerating?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Lawmakers to DOGE: Use a scalpel, not a sledgehammer at the Pentagon

Cutting first and asking questions later could hurt national security, HASC members say.

  • Jennifer Hlad
Threats

Ukraine’s ‘super soldiers’ bust stereotypes of what ‘lethal’ looks like

The Ukrainian battlefield has also forced a rethinking of the role of tanks, experts say

  • Meghann Myers
Threats

The D Brief: SecDef seeks $8B shift; Trump’s Ukraine plans, decried; Quantum chip breakthrough?; Warship maintenance goals; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Trump blames Kyiv for war; DOGE at Pentagon; Uncertainty at SDA; State’s Afghan-resettlement office at risk; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Congress, DOGE seek DOD cuts; US, Russia warm ties in talks; US drones over Mexico; Nuke-stockpile workers fired, rehired; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Meghann Myers
Policy

Pentagon officials are bracing for Musk's DOGE

SecDef hints at pushback, but others worry about the team's record of breaking into databases and making hasty cuts.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: China’s 'rehearsals' for war; Gitmo update; DOD preps for DOGE; Court unfreezes foreign aid; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

China is rehearsing for war, Indo-Pacific commander says

Recent Chinese military exercises around Taiwan are practice for “the forced unification” of the island to the mainland, Adm. Sam Paparo said Thursday.

  • Jennifer Hlad
Threats

The D Brief: ‘Start negotiations immediately’; Gabbard, intel chief; 5K troops at border; State Dept.’s armored Teslas?; And just a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

‘Ceasefire’ or no, Ukraine says it still needs weapons

As Trump announces plans to negotiate, Russia has committed thousands of ceasefire violations—in Ukraine alone.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: Hegseth pans Kyiv’s ‘unrealistic objective’; Anti-ISIS airstrikes; USAID IG fired; ‘Stunning twist’ for Army headset; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Air Force efforts, on hold; Desk deficits as workers return; Foreign-aid monitoring, slashed; It’s Fort Bragg again; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Gutting of USAID is making it harder to monitor aid sent abroad, watchdog says

Agency’s IG says locking staff out increases the risk of funds going to “U.S.-designated terrorist organizations.”

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: Hegseth’s town hall; Trump: annex Canada; Purge reaches academies, schools; Full-year CR?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: DOD plane crash kills 4 in the Philippines; Navy pauses SAPR training; Google jumps back into military AI; Musk-Trump’s ‘Deferred resignation’ deadline delayed; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

The D Brief: ‘Constitutional crisis’; IC workers pressed to quit; Musk adds control of sensitive personal data; N. Korean missiles improve; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Resignation deal offered to CIA; Trump’s Gaza pitch; Assault on USAID; Marines alter F-35 plan; And just a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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