Failed U.S. Military Effort in Africa is on the Chopping Block
As Trump focuses the military on the Western Hemisphere, AFRICOM and other foreign commands could be consolidated.
National Security
Voices
We Asked for ICE Bodycam Footage. DHS Claims They Don’t Have It.
The Secret Service also said it had no records of its request to raise the water level of a river for JD Vance’s kayaking trip.
License to Kill
After Undercounting Boat Strike Killings, U.S. Military Updates Death Toll
After questions from The Intercept, U.S. Southern Command updated its count of civilians killed in boat strikes to 123.
License to Kill
Five GOP Senators Vote to Move Forward Bill Blocking Future Trump Attacks on Venezuela
Far-right Sen. Josh Hawley joined four other Republicans to advance a war powers resolution in a symbolic rebuke to Trump.
License to Kill
The U.S. Is Leaving Boat Strike Survivors to Drown
The Coast Guard called off its search for people who jumped into the sea after watching the U.S. military destroy another ship.
License to Kill
Congrats to Donald Trump on Starting the Least Popular War in Recent Memory
Americans usually rally ’round the flag for a new war, but polls show Trump’s attack on Venezuela is deeply unpopular.
The List of Countries Trump Is Threatening With War Keeps Growing
President Donald Trump campaigned on the promise of getting out of foreign wars. He keeps talking about starting more of them.
License to Kill
Pentagon Official on Venezuela War: “Following the Old, Failed Scripts”
“It bears an unsettling resemblance to the occupation of Iraq, where promises of liberation quickly gave way to years of insurgency.”
License to Kill
“We Are Going to Run the Country”: Trump Boasts of Regime Change in Venezuela
U.S. forces attacked Caracas and multiple states in Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.
The War on Immigrants
Blackwater Successor Hunts Immigrants for ICE
Constellis Holdings, which traces its roots to Erik Prince’s mercenary firm Blackwater, landed an ICE contract as a bounty hunter.