Author Archive
Management
U.S. Fears Dispute Over Qatar Will Intensify
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will fly to Kuwait next week to meet with officials mediating the talks.
Oversight
An Appeals Court Blocks the EPA's Delay on Methane Regulations
The decision ends Scott Pruitt’s 90-day postponement of an Obama-era rule that limited the release of the planet-warming gas.
Defense
A 'Serious Political and Military Provocation' in the South China Sea
A U.S. Navy destroyer sailed within 12 miles of a disputed island for the Trump administration’s second “freedom-of-navigation operation."
Defense
U.S. Navy Calls Off Its Search for Missing Sailors
Their bodies were found inside a flooded compartment in the USS Fitzgerald, which had crashed the day before with a container ship.
Management
Turkey Summons U.S. Ambassador Over Embassy Brawl
The fight last week in Washington, D.C., in which the Turkish president’s bodyguards were involved, left a dozen people injured.
Management
Who Is Rod Rosenstein?
The new deputy attorney general, who has a reputation for being apolitical, has suddenly found himself in a position he spent decades avoiding.
Defense
U.S. Confirms the Death of ISIS Leader in Afghanistan
Officials say Abdul Hasib was killed in a special operations raid last April that also killed two U.S. Army Rangers.
Defense
The First U.S. Casualty in Somalia Since 'Black Hawk Down'
A Navy SEAL died during a special-operations mission against al-Shabaab.
Defense
Actually, the U.S. Will Pay for the THAAD Anti-Missile System
South Korea said the Trump administration reconfirmed its commitment to foot the bill, contradicting what the president said days earlier.
Defense
The Future of Deportations Under Trump
The administration's new policies expand who is eligible for deportation, and an Arizona mother who has lived in the country for 21 years may be its first example.
Defense
Trump Blames his Rift With the CIA on the Media
In his first speech after the inauguration Trump tried to patch things up with the FBI and CIA.
Oversight
Trump Offers CIA Director Position to Kansas Representative Mike Pompeo
Pompeo is a lead Benghazi critic.
Oversight
Trump Selects Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions as Attorney General
Sessions serves on the Judiciary Committee and has opposed immigration reform.
Defense
The Suspension of U.S.-Russian Cooperation in Syria
The U.S. said Russia has failed to live up to its agreement to allow aid workers into Aleppo.
Defense
A Mustard Gas Attack on U.S. Troops
A general confirmed that Islamic State fighters used the chemical weapon this week in an attack on American soldiers in Iraq.
Defense
A First Look Inside Border Patrol's 'Iceboxes'
Images unsealed by a U.S. federal court in Tucson, Arizona, show migrants crammed into holding cells and huddling together for warmth.
Oversight
The Navajo, the EPA, and the Accident That Turned a River Orange
The Navajo Nation is suing the federal government over a spill that sent more than 3 million gallons of toxic water into a major river last year.
Tech
What the TSA Found in Carry-On Luggage Last Week
Agents discovered 68 firearms, including a 3D-printed pistol that was detected probably because of its metal bullets.
Defense
That Wasn't An Earthquake
The U.S. Geological Survey reported a 3.7-magnitude “earthquake” in Florida over the weekend, but what was it really?
Defense
The Missing 28 Pages
The formerly classified pages of the congressional inquiry into the 9/11 attacks say some of the hijackers “were in contact with, and received support or assistance from, individuals who may be connected in the Saudi Government.”
