Policy

Pentagon is placing probationary employees on leave in advance of mass firings

The terminations are expected within weeks under plans to fire nearly one-tenth of DOD’s 55,000 “probies.”

  • Meghann Myers
Threats

The D Brief: Russia pounds Ukraine; Trump disavows NATO principle; Europe talks nukes; DOGE’s oops; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

CIA is terminating some probationary employees

Recent U.S. intelligence has signaled that foreign adversaries are increasing efforts to recruit disgruntled federal employees in sensitive national security roles.

  • David DiMolfetta
Threats

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

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Even a brief pause in the flow of US arms and intel ‘greatly weakens’ Ukraine’s defense

White House pressure on Kyiv is making it harder on its embattled troops.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: Trump’s speech; DOD firings begin; Intel-sharing, paused; Court scuttles foreign-aid freeze; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
Policy

Weld, baby, weld: White House to create an ‘office of shipbuilding’

Trump wants America to bend steel and build like it used to.

  • Lauren C. Williams and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

By halting Ukraine aid, Trump courts personal defeat

There’s still time to avoid emboldening America’s enemies—and a humiliation that dwarfs his predecessor’s Afghanistan withdrawal.

  • John Hardie and Mark Montgomery
Threats

The D Brief: US halts Ukraine aid; Defense policy nom testifies; China’s wedges between allies; Another base unrenamed; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

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
Ideas

After Oval Office disaster, Europe emerges as Ukraine’s best hope

Friday’s fiery Trump-Zelenskyy meeting sets up hard choices across the Atlantic.

  • Patrick Tucker
Policy

The D Brief: Some DOD firings blocked; Consulting, eyed for cuts; SecNav nom speaks; DOGE in the food court; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Audrey Decker
Threats

The D Brief: From cars to missiles?; SecArmy, confirmed; Zelenskyy coming to DC; UK’s defense plans; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
Threats

The D Brief: DepSecDef nom, testifying; Next CJCS needs a waiver; ‘Iron Dome for America,’ renamed; ID checks, simplified; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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
Defense Systems

Drones are the next chapter in US-India’s defense partnership

Trump-Modi meeting produces an agreement to expand industry cooperation, production in the Indo-Pacific.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Policy

In Pentagon shakeup, some see bid for more secret actions, less oversight

Trump's unconventional pick for Joint Chiefs chair brings deep special-warfare experience.

  • Patrick Tucker
Policy

Bloodbath: Joint Chiefs chair, CNO, Air Force vice chief, three top JAGs to be replaced

Trump, Hegseth announce plans to oust several of the military’s top officers amid larger DEI purge.

  • Audrey Decker and Bradley Peniston
Policy

Pentagon to fire up to 61,000 workers, starting with 5,400 next week

After the first round of firings, DOD will launch a review intended to cut the civilian workforce by 5 to 8%, a personnel official said.

  • Meghann Myers
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
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