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Today’s D Brief: U.S. cuts secret deal to drill Syrian oilfields; State IG quits; Saudi nuke-fuel plant, revealed; Trump campaign punished for misinfo; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • August 6, 2020
Threats

Today's D Brief: 157,000 Americans have died from COVID; Port explosion ravages Beirut; Army plans laser battalion; Trump’s vote-by-mail reversal; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • August 5, 2020
Threats

Today’s D Brief: 200 U.S. soldiers to Poland; Russian tensions escalate in Minsk; ‘Detainee crisis’ in Syria; SOS in the Pacific; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • August 4, 2020
Threats

Today’s D Brief: WH end-runs Senate to install defense policy chief; ISIS claims deadly attack in Afghanistan; GPS alternative; TikTok, Trump, Microsoft & China; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • August 3, 2020
Threats

Today's D Brief: AFRICOM HQ planning to move; Portland calms; Trump to FLA; Obvious Russian mercenaries; Marines missing; And a bit more.

  • Kevin Baron and Ben Watson
  • July 31, 2020
Threats

Today's D Brief: Fed forces move to swing states; Trump threatens Election Day; How not to sell a European drawdown; Pentagon calls journalists ‘adversaries;’ And a bit more.

  • Kevin Baron and Ben Watson
  • July 30, 2020
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Threats

BREAKING: Trump’s Germany pullout revealed; Disinfo and DJT, Jr; 3-day ceasefire in Afghanistan; Iran shows force; The Pope gets hacked; And a bit more.

  • Kevin Baron, Katie Bo Williams and Ben Watson
  • July 29, 2020
Threats

Mayors challenge Barr’s forces; Esper and Pompeo, Aussie, Aussie, Aussie; Chinese facial recognition at RiteAid?; Big Tech’s day in Congress; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Kevin Baron and Marcus Weisgerber
  • July 28, 2020
Threats

Covid in the White House; Riots and car attacks across America; Trump eases US drone restrictions; Ceasefire day in Ukraine; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Kevin Baron
  • July 27, 2020
Threats

Marine Corps Marathon cancelled; Congress vs. Trump on Confederate base names; Escalation in the Himalayas; Wagner in Libya; Spaceport in Michigan; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • July 24, 2020
Threats

Trump deploys feds to Chicago; Russia’s anti-satellite test; US seeking $40 COVID shot; US soldier killed in Syria; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • July 23, 2020
Threats

Daily US COVID deaths top 1,000; Chinese consulate ejected; Vacancies crest at DoD; Leaf blowers vs. tear gas;

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • July 22, 2020
Threats

No Korean drawdown yet; Feds beat Navy vet in Portland; Lebanon has ‘collapsed’; House orders TikTok ban; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • July 21, 2020
Threats

140K US dead of COVID; Protests swell after unmarked feds seize people; Confederate flag ban; A new approach to the Indo-Pacific; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • July 20, 2020
Threats

Unidentified officers seize people in Portland; Fires out on Bonhomme Richard; Russians on alert; New COVID cases shatter record; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • July 17, 2020
Threats

Alabama Army base mandates masks; Navy warship burns on; Allies & tomorrow’s battle network; Hearing on US extremists; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Katie Bo Williams
  • July 16, 2020
Threats

‘Difficult times’ ahead, CDC says; Protecting Syrian oil; AFRICOM: Russian mercs are mining Libya; Nationalize US planemakers?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • July 15, 2020
Threats

Burning warship’s fate in doubt; US denies Chinese territorial claims; Military COVID cases jump; UK drops Huawei; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • July 14, 2020
Threats

‘Long-expected upturn’ in COVID deaths; US warship afire in San Diego; China, Iran near defense pact; Battle for Diego Garcia; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Marcus Weisgerber
  • July 13, 2020
Threats

Milley: The Confederacy was 'an act of treason'; Why COVID deaths are falling; A woman earns the Army's Green Beret; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
  • July 10, 2020
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