Threats

The D Brief: Chinese blockade drill encircles Taiwan; Army program cuts coming?; Israel gets THAAD; Navy reloads at sea; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

How the internet is making America more susceptible to rumors and lies

Online trends, combined with basic psychology, are increasingly helping to spread disinformation and fake news.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

Trump’s refusal, so far, to accept transition assistance creates ‘real risk,’ observers say

GOP campaign misses deadlines to help ensure continuity of government if the former president is re-elected.

  • Sean Michael Newhouse
Threats

The D Brief: Russia hacks Taiwan; Diego Garcia shocker; ‘Sunken nuclear sub’ likely wasn’t; Small cruise missile set for test; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

The US military must prepare for a second Trump presidency

His re-election could have profound effects on civil-military relations.

  • Gregory D. Foster
Threats

The D Brief: Iran’s missile attack on Israel; Russia seizes town; Ukraine gathers industry; Jan. 6 whitewash; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: SECDEF on subs; Shipyard sabotage?; US, Ukraine ‘missing consensus’; Chinese planes swarm around Taiwan; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: New bomb for Ukraine; Congress averts shutdown; Army hits recruiting goal; SECDEF in London; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Pleas at the UN; Russia-China drone project?; China tests ICBM; Army’s armor lessons; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Ukraine’s population shrinks; Israel adds war goal; Exploding pagers wound 1,000; A cheap-ish next-gen fighter?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Gunman arrested near Trump; Bomb threats wrack Ohio city; ISIS leaders killed in raid; Iran launches satellite; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

What menaces November's elections? Threats of violence driven by misinformation, officials say

Election workers are afraid to do their jobs, state officials say, while GOP leaders push voter-fraud myths.

  • Ariana Figueroa, States Newsroom
Threats

The D Brief: Harris-Trump debate; Houthis’ maritime targets; US strikes in Yemen; Domestic-terrorism arrests; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Pentagon’s shutdown alarm; US-China military talks; US to OK ATACMS strikes?; RIP, Lt. Jones; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

Navy secretary violated prohibitions on political activity, federal office finds

The Office of Special Counsel also determined that the Hatch Act does not prohibit federal-employee activities related to Project 2025.

  • Sean Michael Newhouse
Threats

The D Brief: SecDef meets Ukrainian counterpart; West Bank fighting; GPS warnings; Army criticizes Trump campaigners; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

Trump calls federal workforce 'crooked,' vows to hold them 'accountable'

In an interview, the former president appeared to broaden his disdain for political appointees to federal workers in general.

  • Erich Wagner
Threats

The D Brief: News from occupied Kursk; Saudi to get US bombs; Facebook lowers disinfo defenses; USAF dodges PFAS cleanup; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

Social-media firms are lowering defenses to foreign disinformation campaigns, researchers warn

Meta is about to become the latest to scuttle a key tool—just months before a U.S. election.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: Bracing for Iran’s response; ISIS rises in Syria; Ukraine’s 20-mile incursion; Longer Korean deployments; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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