Threats

The D Brief: SecDef meets Ukrainian counterpart; West Bank fighting; GPS warnings; Army criticizes Trump campaigners; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

Trump calls federal workforce 'crooked,' vows to hold them 'accountable'

In an interview, the former president appeared to broaden his disdain for political appointees to federal workers in general.

  • Erich Wagner
Threats

The D Brief: News from occupied Kursk; Saudi to get US bombs; Facebook lowers disinfo defenses; USAF dodges PFAS cleanup; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

Social-media firms are lowering defenses to foreign disinformation campaigns, researchers warn

Meta is about to become the latest to scuttle a key tool—just months before a U.S. election.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: Bracing for Iran’s response; ISIS rises in Syria; Ukraine’s 20-mile incursion; Longer Korean deployments; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Army rethinks maneuver warfare; Osprey-inquest results; Farnborough wrap-up; Weekend reading; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

Can Donald Trump really build an Iron Dome over America?

In a word, no. The president-turned-candidate is still selling the same old missile-defense snake oil.

  • Joe Cirincione
Threats

The D Brief: Harris’ record; Netanyahu in DC; Missile-making bottleneck; Rheinmetall rakes it in; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Secret Service chief resigns; Biden’s allied focus; B-52s to Romania; The wrong drone lessons?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Navy’s big sub bet; Russia’s heavy casualties; Trump: Taiwan should pay us; USAF culture reboot? And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

'Fire every single mid-level bureaucrat': Vance on federal employees

Trump's new VP pick has taken aim at Defense Department civilians.

  • Erich Wagner
Threats

The D Brief: Investigations into Trump shooting; New Gaza strikes; Red Sea aerial battles continue; Classified-docs case dismissed; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Updated Threats

How federal agencies are responding to the Trump assassination attempt

FBI, Secret Service, and others are deploying personnel in response to Saturday's shooting.

  • Eric Katz
Science & Tech

How China used TikTok, AI, and big data to target Taiwan's elections

Researchers say U.S. elections could be next.

  • Patrick Tucker
Science & Tech

Russia’s election-manipulation efforts aim to undermine Ukraine aid, NSA says

Thanks to AI, “They can have one person cranking out a lot of material.”

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

Today's D Brief: Combat in the Red Sea; Space Force’s successful experiment; Singapore’s stealth jets; AI-powered election threats; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Defense Systems

FBI: Prepare for an election year with fast-paced threats, powered by bad guys with AI

The technology could make the world’s best hackers even better.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Threats

Today's D Brief: Russia’s two-year war on Ukraine; Airman self-immolates; China & Starlink; Sub waits 7 years for repair; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Today D Brief: Fire at sea; Russia’s Iranian missiles; Defense cuts coming; Trump’s vision for the military; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

Trump's vision for the military: hunting cartels, patrolling US cities, quelling dissent

Here's what the former president and his loyalists have said about how they might use U.S. troops in a second term.

  • Sonner Kehrt, The War Horse
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