The D Brief: Hegseth, Trump at Quantico; Shutdown watch; Defense-strategy concerns; Troops-in-streets update; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• September 30, 2025

The D Brief: Two mass shootings; Troops to Portland?; Trump to join Hegseth-brass confab; Arrested by ICE for “how they look”; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• September 29, 2025

The D Brief: Hegseth yanks brass to Quantico; Drones close Danish airports; AFSOC’s Caribbean work; Russia’s AI drones; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• September 25, 2025

The D Brief: U.S. troops observe Zapad drills; Air Force’s future; Jokes about killing; Cost of Guard’s DC mission; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• September 18, 2025

Data shows more US extremist violence is right-wing than left-wing

The trends are clear, but more could be done to give policymakers and the public reliable evidence.

• Art Jipson and Paul J. Becker, The Conversation
• September 17, 2025

The D Brief: New industry strategies; National strategy debate; Taiwan’s Anduril missile; AI on every DOD desktop?; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• September 17, 2025

The D Brief: Troops sent to a new US city; VJCS nom vows reform; 2nd B-21 takes flight; Golden Dome price warning; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• September 12, 2025

The D Brief: Political violence in the USA; House’s NDAA; Intel centers may close; Old ICBMs may operate longer; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• September 11, 2025

The D Brief: ‘War’ on Chicago?; Unofficial name change; Russia’s biggest air raid; Undersea cables cut; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• September 8, 2025

The D Brief: ‘Anything I want to do’; 2,234 Guardsmen in DC; USAF’s boom woes; War Department?; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• August 27, 2025

The D Brief: Where troops are in DC; Warships to Venezuela; NSA data chief loses clearance; SecDef’s sprawling security; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• August 20, 2025

The D Brief: Trump’s DC takeover; Russia’s dramatic advance; China’s AI-propaganda push; Seoul’s shrinking military; And a bit more.

• Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
• August 12, 2025

The D Brief: Troops into DC; Trump to host Putin; Europe wants Ukraine at Ukraine talks; And a bit more.

• Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
• August 11, 2025

The D Brief: Military vs. cartels; Early-retirement whiplash; Inside Israel’s Iran attack; Vulcan mission, finally; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson
• August 8, 2025

The D Brief: Shooting at Ft. Stewart; Spain rejects F-35; China’s nuclear endgame; DNI’s document; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• August 7, 2025

The D Brief: Trump’s first Ukraine aid?; China’s new coercion tool; State layoffs, imminent; Spies find it harder to hide; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• July 11, 2025

The D Brief: Chaos in Ukraine-aid pause; Russia’s biggest drone strike yet; Extremists attack weather radar; Israeli troops in Lebanon; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• July 9, 2025