Are Jeffries and Schumer Getting Ready to Greenlight Domestic Spy Power for Trump?
Democrats balked at handing Bill Pulte spy powers. Will they stay strong against Trump’s new pick for intel chief?
National Security
Targeting Iran
U.S. Casualties in Iran Are Still Rising
The official count of U.S. personnel hurt or killed in the war on Iran inched up, but it still omits hundreds of known casualties.
Targeting Iran
Trump Celebrates Achieving Absolutely Nothing in Iran
To end his war on Iran, Trump was forced to return to the status quo with the Strait of Hormuz open and no nuclear deal in place.
An Army Whistleblower Believed in Pete Hegseth — Until the Military Covered Up Her Child’s Abuse
The Army told a mother that video of her son being abused didn’t exist, then produced it months later. It’s part of a pattern of obfuscation in abuse cases at military daycare centers.
Hakeem Jeffries Finally Finds a Spine: Dem Leaders Rallied Against Extending Domestic Spy Law
Advocates welcomed centrist Democrats switching sides but warned against extending the spy law with or without Bill Pulte as spy chief.
Targeting Iran
A Point-by-Point Breakdown of Trump’s Failed Iran War Objectives
None of Trump’s stated goals in his war with Iran have been achieved.
Momentum Builds to Rein In Domestic Spying Law — Whether or Not Bill Pulte Survives as Intel Chief
“I have been doing this a while,” Sen. Ron Wyden told The Intercept. “And I’ve never had this kind of bipartisan support.”
License to Kill
Top Pentagon Official Admits Boat Strike May Have Killed Victims of Human Trafficking
If this boat was running drugs, why was it loaded with so many people?
Congress Is Trying to Permanently Integrate U.S. and Israeli Defense Tech
A proposal to entwine U.S. and Israeli tech in AI and autonomous systems is controversial — and closely resembles a pro-Israel bill that died earlier this year.
Israel’s Lebanon Blitz
House Dems Coming Around on Iran War — But Won’t Vote to Stop Israel’s Destruction of Lebanon
Though its backers remain optimistic, a bill blocking U.S. support for Israel’s war in Lebanon exposed rifts among Democrats.