More Troops Injured as U.S. Planes Keep Plunging Into Red Sea
The injured aviators are the latest in a growing number of casualties in the Middle East that the Trump White House prefers to ignore.
National Security
Elon Musk Set to Win Big With Trump’s Trillion-Dollar Pentagon Budget
Trump’s proposal cuts SpaceX competitors out of the NASA budget and could add billions to the company’s defense contracts.
U.S. Troops Are Being Attacked Every Other Day in the Middle East
As Trump talks of a ceasefire with the Houthis, soldiers in the Middle East have faced steady and seldom discussed attacks.
The Trump Administration Is Hiding American Casualties of War
The U.S. government is keeping American casualty numbers for the undeclared war on Yemen secret. This is not normal.
Trump's Pick for a Top Army Job Works at a Weapons Company — And Won't Give Up His Stock
Mike Obadal’s plan to keep his stock in Anduril if nominated as under secretary of the Army is a blatant conflict of interest, experts say.
The Vietnam War Is Still Killing People, 50 Years Later
After the Trump administration cut funding to demining efforts, unexploded ordnance from the Vietnam War killed four people in February alone.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Marco Rubio Silences Every Last Little Criticism of Israel at State Department
Rubio wants to dismantle the only internal sounding board for critics of Israel — and the only place those criticisms might’ve had any teeth.
Pentagon Insiders on Hegseth Leak Hypocrisy: “Full On Shit Show”
Current and former Defense officials describe Pentagon unrest over accusations of leaks while their boss shares classified information.
After Tucker Carlson Guest Attacked a Defense Advisory Board, the Pentagon Nuked Its Website
A fired aide to Pete Hegseth had laid into the Defense Policy Board, a political football dominated by hawkish establishment figures.
Pete Hegseth Is Gutting Pentagon Programs That Reduce Civilian Casualties
The defense secretary’s focus on “lethality” could lead to “wanton killing and wholesale destruction and disregard for law,” one Pentagon official said.