Trump gives up on National Guard deployment in 3 cities

In the wake of a Supreme Court decision about Chicago, the administration said it will also back off plans for Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon.

• Ariana Figueroa, Stateline
• December 31, 2025

The D Brief: More F-35s head south; The divide in Space Force; No sign of ‘enemy from within’; FBI’s antifa fumble; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson, Thomas Novelly and Bradley Peniston
• December 12, 2025

The D Brief: US seizes tanker; House passes $901B NDAA; US pushes business-centered ‘peace plan’; Chipping away at US AI edge; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• December 11, 2025

The D Brief: Congress investigates boat strikes; Promises of profit propelled peace proposal; Guardsman in critical condition; Germany’s war plan; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• December 1, 2025

The D Brief: US envoy’s advice to Russia; Navy axes frigate program; USAF’s tanker-extending plan; False claims in Guard justification; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Meghann Myers
• November 26, 2025

The D Brief: US presses Kyiv; DepSecDef gets oversight of top USAF programs; Report: JAG warned against boat strikes; Coast Guard scuttles swastika change; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• November 21, 2025

The D Brief: House NDAA, soon?; US, Russia work on Ukraine plan; So many terror groups; Russian drone in NATO airspace; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• November 19, 2025

The D Brief: Trump mulls Mexico, Colombia strikes; Memphis deployment blocked; France, Ukraine sign big arms deal; F-22 controls robot wingman; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• November 18, 2025

The D Brief: Commandant’s ARG/MEU push; Army acquisition reform; B-21, ICBM projects; ‘DoW’ price tag; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• November 17, 2025

The D Brief: Shutdown nears end; Allies limit intel-sharing over boat strikes; Price tag for US occupations; Marines want multiple prototypes; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• November 12, 2025

Longest shutdown in history creating a readiness hole of unknown proportions

The heads of several military professional organizations came together to beg Congress to open the government.

• Meghann Myers
• November 10, 2025

The D Brief: Acquisition reforms; SecDef’s purge; Army’s million-drone plans; Shutdown deal?; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson
• November 10, 2025

The D Brief: Buildup near Venezuela continues; War plans for Nigeria; China’s 3rd carrier; Powder sickens 7 at Andrews; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson, Thomas Novelly and Bradley Peniston
• November 7, 2025

The D Brief: A narrower natsec focus; ‘Pigpen-like mess’ at DOD; DC Guard deployment extended; Shutdown sets record; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson, Thomas Novelly and Bradley Peniston
• November 5, 2025

The D Brief: Rationale shifts at boat-strike deadline; Hegseth bottlenecks Hill talk; Judge blocks Portland deployment; Trump threatens Nigeria; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• November 3, 2025

The D Brief: Venezuela targets picked?; STRATCOM nom pressed on tests; USAF fighter plan; New Guard quick-reaction forces; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
• October 31, 2025

The D Brief: More boat strikes; OSD’s communications bottleneck; Navy scrutinizing sailors’ tweets; Shutdown effects; And a bit more.

• Ben Watson
• October 29, 2025