Policy
Senate Approves Ratcliffe As Nation’s Top Spy
Ratcliffe received more “no” votes than any previous nominee for the position.
Policy
Pompeo Defends Firing Of State IG
Charges that the dismissal was retaliatory are “patently false,” he says.
Policy
Senate Intel Panel Advances Ratcliffe Nomination In Party-Line Vote
The former Texas prosecutor is a deeply controversial pick for the nation’s top spy.
Policy
Fired State IG Was Investigating Saudi Arms Sale
A key House Democrat says that might be why he was fired.
Ideas
2020 Could Be 'Darkest Winter in Modern History,' COVID Whistleblower Says
The United States dropped the ball early in the pandemic, and remains unready for painful months to come, Rick Bright tells Congress.
Ideas
There’s One Big Reason the U.S. Economy Can’t Safely Reopen
The country faces the same problem today that it did two months ago: There are not enough tests to contain the virus.
Policy
Prospective Navy Secretary Vows to 'Restore the Appropriate Culture'
Kenneth Braithwaite answered pointed questions from senators, but he and fellow nominees from DoD and the Air Force appear set for confirmation.
Ideas
Time to Rethink Security Aid to Egypt
More than $40 billion over three decades has bought only dubious benefits to U.S. security.
Policy
China Is Buying Global Influence on the Cheap
The U.S. gives more money than China to many international organizations. So why do they seem more sympathetic to Beijing?
Policy
Trump’s Intelligence-Chief Nominee Vows to ‘Speak Truth to Power’
GOP lawmakers are seeking to fasttrack Rep. John Ratcliffe’s nomination, but his careful answers did not appear to satisfy skeptics.
Policy
Pentagon’s ‘Willingness to Kiss the President’s Ass’ Worries Top Lawmaker
‘I am worried about a culture developing,’ says House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith, D-Wash., after the latest delay in Navy captain’s fate.
Policy
Pentagon Blasts Lawmakers’ Critique Of COVID-19 Response
Democratic lawmakers accused SecDef of leading a “disjointed and slow” response to the pandemic.
Policy
The Pentagon's Spectrum Defeat May Presage a Loss of Other Key Frequencies
Rejecting appeals by Defense officials and their Congressional allies, the FCC approved a private company's use of spectrum near ones used by GPS.
Policy
Pentagon’s Esper Was Too Slow With Coronavirus Response, Senate Democrats Say
In a letter, lawmakers accuse the SecDef of causing confusion, showing ‘dangerous misunderstanding’ of the virus, and harming readiness.
Threats
Inside the Wild Final Week of the Acting Navy Secretary
How it all fell apart for Thomas Modly in seven days that included a two-plane, 50-hour trip to chastise a fired skipper to his sailors aboard a COVID-stricken aircraft carrier.
Policy
Republicans Seek to Punish China for Coronavirus as Trump Waffles
“Having the relationship I have with China is a good thing,” Trump says. But Republicans say China needs to “pay a price.”
Policy
Congress Hears Options—And Concerns—for Using Smartphone Data to Fight Coronavirus
Other countries have been using various forms of location- and proximity-tracing to slow the spread of the disease, with widely varying levels of privacy protections.
Ideas
Don’t Confirm John Ratcliffe as Director of National Intelligence
The U.S. needs a Dr. Fauci, not a Trump cheerleader, to lead America’s intelligence community.
Policy