License to Kill
The U.S. Is Still Routinely Killing Civilians in Boats
The Trump administration has hit a grim milestone with its 50th strike on a civilian boat in the waters off Latin America.
National Security
License to Kill
State Department Tells Human Rights Watchdog to Ignore Trump’s Extrajudicial Killings
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights “lacks the competence” to review Trump’s campaign of deadly boat strikes, a State Department spokesperson said.
DOGE Cuts Left U.S. Unable to Help Americans Stranded in Iran War Zone
Foreign service officers fired in Elon Musk’s workforce purge warn the State Department is unable to help Americans stranded in the Middle East.
Israel’s Lebanon Blitz
“I Want to Occupy”: Inside the Israeli Movement Pushing to Raze and Settle Southern Lebanon
In the communities closest to Israel’s northern border, residents argue the only way to keep themselves safe is to displace their Lebanese neighbors.
Trump Administration Wants to Make It More Difficult to Evade a Military Draft
With automatic Selective Service registration, it would be harder for Americans to dodge a potential military draft.
Voices
The Forever Spoiler: Netanyahu Has Been Blowing Up Diplomacy With Iran for Decades
Israel’s vicious attack on Lebanon emerged as the biggest threat to the Iran ceasefire. That might be intentional.
Targeting Iran
We Called Out the Pentagon for Undercounting U.S. Casualties in Iran. They Keep Doing It.
After we exposed what one source called a “casualty cover-up,” the Pentagon offered another lowball count.
Targeting Iran
Iranian Women Elected to Office in U.S. Reject Trump’s Iran War
Netanyahu and Trump have invoked the Woman, Life, Freedom movement to justify war. Politicians like Rep. Yassamin Ansari rejected the idea.
Targeting Iran
With Trump Threatening Genocide in Iran, Military Must Disobey His Orders, Former Pentagon Officials Say
“What President Trump is describing as the destruction of ‘a whole civilization’ would be a war crime, plain and simple.”
Targeting Iran
Iran Shoots Down F-15 Fighter Jet After Trump Bragged They Had No Capability
“We are unstoppable as a military force,” Trump boasted before Iran shot down one U.S. plane and another crashed near the Strait of Hormuz.