Pentagon Keeps Pouring Cash Into Golf Courses — Even As Trump Slashes Government Spending
The Pentagon owns 145 golf courses. As Trump cuts key government services, we found it aims to spend on sand traps and clubhouses.
National Security
Hey Elon: We Found a Place to Cut More Than $2 Trillion in Wasteful Spending
The bloated Department of Defense spends more money than any other government agency. So where is Elon Musk and DOGE?
Army Helicopter Accidents Are Occurring at Near Record Rates
In 2024, the Army recorded more Class A flight mishaps — the most serious type of aircraft accidents — than it has in a decade.
Tulsi Gabbard Refused to Back Down on Edward Snowden. It Could Tank Her Nomination.
Facing more than a dozen questions about her views on the NSA leaker, Gabbard held her ground at her DNI confirmation hearing.
Tulsi Gabbard Once Called for an Edward Snowden Pardon. Will She Flip-Flop Now?
Gabbard is a rare Washington politician who defended the NSA whistleblower. But she has also changed positions and even political parties.
FBI’s Warrantless Search Ruled Unconstitutional in a Blow to Government Spying
The FBI trawled NSA records without a warrant to investigate a man suspected of trying to join a terror group, prosecutors admit.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Pete Hegseth and Marco Rubio Get a Pass on Suffering in Gaza
The secretaries of defense and state will play key roles in U.S. policy on Israel, but they faced little scrutiny on Palestinian suffering.
U.S. Military Service Is the Strongest Predictor of Carrying Out Extremist Violence
The mass murder in New Orleans and Cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas fit a troubling pattern among U.S. vets, research says.
America Gets a Taste of Its Own Medicine: Drone Terror
For more than two decades, the U.S. has flown drones over the heads of millions of people — watching, recording, and even killing some of them.
Israel’s War on Gaza
U.S. Defied Spanish Embargo on Arms Bound for Israel by Making Enforcement More Difficult
As the diplomatic row over the embargo escalates, the U.S. sent Israel millions of pounds of ammunition through Spanish territory.