Midterms 2026
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Austin Campbell
Austin Campbell is an investigative journalist covering military culture, government corruption, and institutional accountability. A former Air Force maintainer, he holds a master’s degree in strategic communication from the University of North Carolina’s Hussman School of Journalism and Media. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, including a lead letter to the editor on Hurricane Helene, and he has been featured on Military.com reporting on enlisted life.
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Pentagon Records Missed Almost Half of Troops’ Domestic Abuse Killings
“Records are important,” said the mother of a woman killed by her Navy colleague. We found nearly twice as many domestic-abuse killings by service members as the DoD listed.
Hegseth Built a New Pentagon Office for Religion. Military Religious Leaders Wish He Hadn’t.
“What do I tell a soldier who believes an action is immoral, but also believes that God commanded it?” one Army chaplain told The Intercept.
The War on Immigrants
Western North Carolina Pleaded for Hurricane Help. It Got ICE Instead.
As the G20 descends on Asheville, the communities that helped rebuild after Hurricane Helene live in fear of Trump’s immigration regime.
Targeting Iran
The Pentagon Is Posting Cryptic Biblical Messages on Social Media
Defense Department accounts posted the biblical quote “SEND ME.” The Pentagon won’t say if its proselytizing is a message about the Iran war.
Hegseth Is Pushing Testosterone. The VA Has Already Struggled With the Treatment.
“Men who take testosterone will have a reduction in their sperm counts,” one medical professor said. There’s no stated plan for continuing care.
GOP Rep. Called Israeli–U.S. Defense Tech Integration “Dangerous.” The House Passed It Anyway.
Rep. Thomas Massie had tried to strip the provision from the $1.15 trillion Pentagon budget, calling it “lopsided” in Israel’s favor.
Women in the Army Are More Likely to Be Killed by Fellow Soldiers Than Enemy Combatants
The rate of homicides among women soldiers from intimate partner violence is at least three times higher than the national average.
An Army Whistleblower Believed in Pete Hegseth — Until the Military Covered Up Her Child’s Abuse
The Army told a mother that video of her son being abused didn’t exist, then produced it months later. It’s part of a pattern of obfuscation in abuse cases at military daycare centers.
Congress Is Trying to Permanently Integrate U.S. and Israeli Defense Tech
A proposal to entwine U.S. and Israeli tech in AI and autonomous systems is controversial — and closely resembles a pro-Israel bill that died earlier this year.