Voices
Trump Boasts About Bringing American Hostages Home. Austin Tice Poses a Challenge.
The president clearly believes that bringing missing Americans home is popular with voters, but in Tice’s case, the prospects are slim.
National Security
Trump, the War President, Leaves a Trail of Civilians Dead in Yemen
A new report sheds light on Donald Trump’s bloody continuation — and intensification — of the brutality of U.S. foreign policy.
Army Sergeants at Fort Hood Fear for the Safety of Their Soldiers
Noncommissioned officers at the troubled base say they have little faith that military or congressional reviews will change the toxic leadership culture.
Voices
"We're Not a Democracy"
Four years ago, the nation tumbled down the Trump rabbit hole. We’ve been lost in the dark so long it’s hard to know which way is up.
BlueLeaks
Amid Wildfires, Cops Focused on Fanciful "Forest Jihad" Threat
Internal law enforcement documents from BlueLeaks show cops fixating on the specter of environmental attacks by foreign extremists.
Move Over, Hunter Biden. Meet Eric Branstad, the China Ambassador’s Son Who Got Rich in Trump’s Swamp.
Branstad’s checkered past includes killing two people in a car crash; he has profited from ties to his father and Trump.
Voices
National Security “Experts,” Exploiting Pandemic Fears, Show Their Irrelevance
More than 210,000 Americans are dead in a pandemic that traditional national security experts did little or nothing to warn us about.
The Unprecedented and Illegal Campaign to Eliminate Julian Assange
Assange would never receive a fair trial in the U.S., but he's not receiving one in Britain either.
State Department Cut Funding for Controversial "Iran Disinfo" Project — but Kept Working With Its Creators
Internal documents show a multi-front effort to keep funding and collaboration alive, because the public was unaware of the links.
Voices
Did the FBI Downplay the Far-Right Politics of Las Vegas Shooter Stephen Paddock?
After Paddock killed 58 people in 2017, the FBI said he had no political motives. The evidence demands a second look.