National Security

The rubble of the World Trade Center smolders following a terrorist attack September 11, 2001 in New York.

This 9/11 Memoir Reminds Us That the Day's Story Isn't Over

When my diagnosis came, the care I needed was already waiting because John Feal—and many others beside him—had spent decades fighting for the people 9/11 left behind.

Christina Stanton

Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump photo illustration

CHANGE THE CHANNEL

How a British News Brand Called Trump’s Billion Dollar Bluff

The BBC won’t hand over a penny without a fight—and now it’s demanding a look at Trump’s family finances.

Tom Latchem

A photo illustration of Donald Trump, DC protesters and National Guard in DC.

MARCHING ORDERS

As Trump’s Troops in D.C. Swell, So Does Resistance

Some Washingtonians have learned to live with armed guards, but for the rest of us, accepting it is the real danger.

Farrah Tomazin

THE VULTURES ARE CIRCLING

Trump Is Fading Fast. Who’s Running the White House Now?

Donald Trump is not just a cash cow for his own corrupt enterprises. He is also the meal ticket for those closest to him.

David Rothkopf

U.S. Air Force General Alexus Grynkewich, commander of the U.S. European Command and NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) and U.S. Air Force General Randall Reed, commander of the U.S. Transportation Command, testify before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the "posture of the U.S. European Command and U.S. Transportation Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request", on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 12, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

CHILLING VULNERABILITY

Top General Warns White House of Major Red Flag

Iran has depleted resources to the point that a general warns the U.S. homeland may soon be at risk.

Sarah-Jane Collins

WATERGATE UNDER THE BRIDGE

I Know the Dangers JD Vance Just Exposed About MAGA

The vice president’s revisionist history reveals just how much Trump-era politics has changed the rules.

Eleanor Clift

A photo illustration illo of Donald Trump holding a tiny puppy.

OBEDIENCE TRAINING

Trump Is Turning Government Watchdogs Into MAGA Lapdogs

This is the equivalent of an umpire taking a job with the New York Yankees, donning the team jersey, and then asserting that he can fairly call balls and strikes.

Mark Greenblatt