Policy
EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon To Start Creating Space Force — Even Before Congress Approves It
Within months, DoD will start standing up a new combatant command, a new space-procurement agency, and a new Space Operations Force.
Policy
How Russia Persecutes Its Dissidents Using US Courts
Russia’s requests to Interpol for Red Notices—the closest instrument to an international arrest warrant—against Kremlin opponents are being met with increasing deference by the Department of Homeland Security.
Policy
The ACLU Used Amazon’s Facial Recognition and it Labelled Congress Members as Criminals
Not only did the algorithm falsely match 28 members of Congress to criminal mug shots, but the false matches were more common for congresspeople of color.
Policy
US Spy Chief: ‘I Don’t Know What Happened’ in Helsinki
Director of National Intelligence Coats got another surprise Thursday: Putin is coming to town.
Threats
After Secret Trump Meeting, Russia Offers to Resume Military Relations
Did Trump offer to normalize relations? It would be complicated — and Congress gets a vote.
Threats
Trump Won’t Pull US Troops From Afghanistan, Says Afghan President
At NATO Summit, President Ashraf Ghani said Trump gave his full support to coalition leaders and believes he convinced the U.S. president to stay.
Policy
The Pentagon Is Overhauling the Security Clearance Process
That includes a hunt for new ideas and companies to do background checks.
Policy
‘I Believe in NATO’ Says Trump at Summit, Allaying Morning Fears of Pullout
To some surprise, the president gave his strongest backing for NATO yet, minutes after leaving an emergency meeting of alliance leaders to address his threats on spending levels.
Policy
Donald Trump Didn’t Kill NATO, But…
Trump was on relatively good behavior, but NATO leaders acted more like salesmen than statesmen, defending the very existence of the alliance that protected the West for 70 years.
Policy
Trump Not Planning to Threaten US Troop Withdrawal from Europe; Solo Putin Meeting Was His Idea
Previewing the NATO Summit and Putin meeting, officials say Trump has the facts on Russian meddling, wants Putin meeting to start "dialogue."
Ideas
Happy 50th Birthday to the NPT Nuclear Treaty
There’s good reason to celebrate the Non-Proliferation Treaty of 1968. We’re all still here, aren’t we? But the NPT regime's protections are being tested more profoundly than ever.
Policy
NATO Will Outlive Trump (and Putin), Don’t Worry
Before Trump heads back to Europe, remember that NATO isn’t the G-7 and military relations are much stronger than the political ones they often endure.
Policy
Army Corps of Engineers May Lose Its Domestic Missions
The White House's sweeping reorganization proposal would move the Corps' navigation functions to the Transportation Department, and other civil works missions to Interior.
Science & Tech
In 2020, We’ll Have Digitized Immigration. Until Then, We Have JAG Lawyers
An effort to shrink the case backlog hobbling the immigration system is just getting started.
Policy
What Trump’s Space Force Announcement Means
New plan would create sixth service branch, and annoy the Air Force.
Policy
Has Trump Irreversibly Altered the GOP's Foreign Policy?
He’s reprising a struggle within the party that was fought in the 1950s—with long-term results.
Ideas
Congress May Declare the Forever War
A proposed law with bipartisan support would dramatically weaken the ability of legislators to extricate the United States from perpetual armed conflict.
Policy
Donald Trump Actually Seems to Believe He Denuclearized North Korea
The president claims the nuclear threat is gone, but that's not what he achieved in Singapore.
Policy
Here’s How That $380 Million in Election Security Funding Is Being Spent
State election officials are mostly using new election security money to shore up the basics.
Policy