The D Brief: Deportation costs; DOGE cuts; Pressure on Ukraine; Campaign-planning AI; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• March 6, 2025

The D Brief: Oval Office explosion; Spies target shaken feds; Strykers to the border; China’s battle automation; And a bit more.

• Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
• March 3, 2025

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
• February 18, 2025

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
• February 13, 2025

The D Brief: China’s retaliatory tariffs; ‘Constitutional crisis’ in DC; ‘No improvement’ in F-35 software; Latest natsec nominees; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• February 4, 2025

The D Brief: Army helo, airliner collide; Trump orders Gitmo expansion; Natsec moves, polled; How DeepSeek may change military AI; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• January 30, 2025

The D Brief: SecDef Hegseth’s first day; Trump’s deportation spat with Colombia; Trump’s DOD vs. DEI; Ukraine’s front-line shakeup; China’s new AI ‘breakthrough’?; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson, Patrick Tucker and Bradley Peniston
• January 27, 2025

The D Brief: More troops to border; USAF’s ‘deportation flights’; DEI purge begins; After pardons, a new J6 inquest; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson
• January 23, 2025

The D Brief: USCG to the border; Firings, removals begin; More Hegseth allegations; Executive orders, analyzed; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• January 22, 2025

The D Brief: ‘Seal the borders’; Insurrectionists, pardoned; Coast Guard leader, fired; Trump’s conflicts of interest; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• January 21, 2025

Trump will send troops to build barriers on the southern border, official says

After his swearing-in on Monday, the new president will declare a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, a staffer told reporters.

• Eric Katz
• January 20, 2025

The D Brief: Vegas bomber’s extremist writings; Honduras threatens to eject US troops; Militia-infiltrating mole; A Mexican invasion?; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• January 6, 2025

The D Brief: Immigration hits record; Costs, consequences of deportation plan; Aviators’ battered brains; Army: too top-heavy?; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• December 11, 2024

The D Brief: A ‘3rd nuclear age’; Seoul’s self-coup fallout; Romania’s election nullified over Russian meddling; Soldiers charged with smuggling people; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• December 6, 2024

The D Brief: Seoul’s six-hour self-coup; Trump’s SecArmy pick; Palantir’s 18 theses; Lockheed braces; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• December 4, 2024

The D Brief: ATACMS use in Russia?; Undersea cable cut in the Baltic; US-Philippine defense pact; Shipyard reform for US subs; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Audrey Decker
• November 19, 2024

The D Brief: Trump’s picks; GOP takes House; Chinese airshow’s drone zone; Gen. Harriet Tubman; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• November 12, 2024