Voices
A Mob Attacked the Capitol for Trump. Now What?
Wednesday's riot was the next blind step toward an outcome no one wants, driven by people who can’t understand their own endgame.
National Security
Capitol Hill Assault Revives Calls for Domestic Terrorism Law, but Civil Liberties Groups Are Wary
"Before we go down this road again, we should think very carefully about whether new authorities are actually needed and how they might be abused."
Voices
Trump May Face Prosecution — but Not for His War Crimes
For U.S. presidents, the torture and killing of civilians is forgivable but mafia-style accounting and hush money payments are not.
Reality Winner Endures Holiday Hardships as Advocates Turn to Biden for Reprieve
In the last year of her harsh sentence, the NSA whistleblower’s bid for clemency is gaining backers.
FBI Counterterrorism Informant Spent a Decade Committing Fraud
While working to ensnare Muslims in FBI stings, Mohammed Agbareia preyed on the Islamic community as a con man.
Voices
I Sued Blackwater for the Massacre of Iraqi Civilians. Trump Just Pardoned Those Convicted Killers.
Trump’s pardon of the Blackwater mercenaries who murdered 14 Iraqi civilians at Nisour Square shows the world what justice means in the United States.
Trump to CIA: Say Goodbye to Your War on Terror
A Pentagon review of its relationship with the CIA will allow Biden to quickly reassess the forever wars from 9/11.
A U.S.-Backed Militia That Kills Children May Be America's Exit Strategy From Its Longest War
Operatives from an elite CIA-trained paramilitary unit massacred at least 51 civilians in 10 previously undocumented night raids.
Russian Hackers Have Been Inside Austin City Network for Months
Russia appears to have used Austin’s network as infrastructure to stage additional cyberattacks.
Pentagon Training Equates Whistleblower Chelsea Manning With Terrorists
A mandatory class on insider terrorist threats lists Manning’s leaks among “examples of attacks” by disloyal Americans.