Policy

Today’s D Brief: EU backs Ukraine peace talks; AUKUS, back on; AI in Europe; NNSA idles most staff; And a bit more.

  • Lauren C. Williams and Bradley Peniston
Exclusive Policy

Why were CISA staff reassigned to border security, immigration? Lawmakers want answers

Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Va., argues DHS violated the Antideficiency Act when it transferred staff to agencies focused on border security and deportation work.

  • Edward Graham and David DiMolfetta
Threats

Today’s D Brief: No Tomahawks for Kyiv; Ukraine hits gas refinery; Prisoners taken in boat strike; Violence mars Gaza ceasefire; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Lauren C. Williams
Threats

The D Brief: SOUTHCOM steps down early; Ops near Venezuela; Setback for Chicago deployment; Illegal funding diversion?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Trump reportedly authorizes Venezuela ops; USAF axes new command; Army tank to arrive early; Reporters leave Pentagon; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Gaza ceasefire; Chicago deployment on hold; Qataris in Idaho; AUSA news; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Senate passes NDAA; US troops to monitor Gaza ceasefire; Guard enters Memphis; AUSA preview; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

Current, former state leaders weigh in on Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops

In legal briefs, 17 current Republican attorneys general support the president, while a bipartisan group of former governors objects.

  • Jacob Fischler, Stateline
Threats

The D Brief: Ceasefire near in Gaza?; Troops arrive in Chicago; Shipbuilding advice; Deportation stats; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

Lawmakers call for more defense biotech research as China pursues breakthroughs

Shelf-stable blood, biological camouflage, and biosensors are just some of the potential innovations.

  • Meghann Myers
Threats

Legal experts fear Trump admin is ignoring JAGs on cartel strikes, Guard deployments

A former military lawyer and a former judge encouraged commanders to stand up to unlawful orders.

  • Thomas Novelly
Threats

The D Brief: Senators doubt Asia policy; Jail Illinois leaders, says POTUS; Civil-military ‘crisis’; DHS cuts intel staff; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

Federal shutdown deals blow to already-hobbled cybersecurity agency

Two-thirds of the staff at the nation’s cybersecurity agency are sidelined, opening opportunities for malicious hackers.

  • Richard Forno, The Conversation
Threats

The D Brief: Troops to Chicago; Trump’s partisan speech to sailors; F/A-XX OK?; MDA’s big Golden Dome vehicle; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

Venezuela, US edge toward war footing—but the White House may blink first

The Trump administration is increasing the pressure, but domestic concerns, international risks may hold it back.

  • Robert Muggah, The Conversation
Threats

The D Brief: Guard deployments on hold; 4th speedboat bombed; Russia strikes Lviv; China’s black-market oil; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

Shutdown poised to drag into next week as layoff threat looms

Senate once again fails to approve spending bill and the two sides remain far divided.

  • Eric Katz
Threats

The D Brief: Trump declares war on cartels; Feds storm Chicago apartments; Europe’s ‘drone wall’; Shadow economies; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

Trump administration knocks out at least 15 oversight websites, saying IGs 'lied to the public'

It's not a shutdown issue: the White House is withholding funds from the umbrella organization for the government's inspectors general.

  • Natalie Alms
Threats

The D Brief: Reactions to Quantico; Shutdown, in effect; USAF chief nom; GOP govs call out troops; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston and Thomas Novelly
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