Trump Threatened to Cut Musk’s Contracts. Golden Dome Deserves Worse.
The fallout between the president and the world’s richest man revolves around a missile system that experts say is a total boondoggle.
Nick Turse
Nick Turse is the editor of TomDispatch and a senior reporter for The Intercept, covering national security and foreign policy. He has reported from conflict zones from Libya and Somalia to Burkina Faso and the Democratic Republic of Congo and is the author, most recently, of “Next Time They’ll Come to Count the Dead: War and Survival in South Sudan” and the New York Times bestseller “Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam.” Turse has written for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Harpers, among other publications. He has received a Ridenhour Prize for investigative reporting, a Military Reporters & Editors Association Award for Best Overseas Coverage, and a Deadline Club Award for Reporting by Independent Digital Media.
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The War on Immigrants
Trump’s Dangerous Decision to Suppress Anti-ICE Protests With Troops
The National Guard’s response to civilian protests has a deadly history made infamous by the Kent State massacre.
Top U.S. General in Africa Paints Grim Picture of U.S. Military Failures in Africa
After two decades, and many failed counterterrorism efforts, the Trump administration is considering shuttering U.S. Africa Command.
The War on Immigrants
ICE Official Reveals Miserable Conditions for U.S. Immigrants at Djibouti Prison
A top ICE official said illness is common at Camp Lemonnier, with inadequate medical care and exposure to smoke from burn pits.
The War on Immigrants
Trump Travel Ban Punishes Victims of the U.S. War Machine
Trump’s latest travel ban hits Afghans who aided the U.S. in its failed 20-year war.
The War on Immigrants
Weapons Violations, Misconduct, and Whistleblower Retaliation at ICE
Allegations of long-running misconduct plague ICE’s Houston deportation hub.
Expect Trump’s Military Parade to Cost More Than the Army Says
The Army says Trump’s June 14 military parade will cost up to $45 million. This is likely an underestimate due to unaccounted expenses.
U.S. Conducts “Largest Airstrike in the History of the World” (Sort Of)
The U.S. launched 16 jets from the USS Harry S. Truman to drop 125,000 pounds of bombs on a cave complex in Somalia, killing 14.
The Questionable Case of Kristi Noem's $50 Million Luxury Jet
Coast Guard search and rescue planes need fixing, but DHS argues Noem suddenly requires a fancy new jet for safety reasons.
The War on Immigrants
Trump Is Building a Global Gulag for Immigrants Captured by ICE
The U.S. is in talks with 19 nations, including Libya, Kosovo, Rwanda, and Moldova, to accept deportees from other countries.