These 127 Military Construction Projects Will Lose Funding Because of Trump’s Border Wall
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Since President Donald Trump declared a national emergency at the southern border in February, we’ve known that the US military would bear the majority of the cost for Trump’s vaunted border wall. Now the Pentagon has figured out which programs will be stripped of their funding, according to a document sent by Defense…
Michael Flynn and His New Lawyer Are Feuding With Federal Prosecutors
Michael Flynn leaves court on June 24, 2019, in Washington, DC.Alex Wroblewski/Getty Former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn is slowly breaking up with the federal prosecutors he agreed to assist nearly two years ago, risking a stiffer prison sentence in what might be an effort to win a pardon from President Donald Trump.…
The DOJ’s Inspector General Says James Comey Violated the FBI’s Rules. Did Comey Have a Choice?
Former FBI Director James Comey arrives at the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on December 7, 2018.Alex Edelman/Zuma The Justice Department’s inspector general said Thursday that former FBI Director James Comey violated bureau policy in his handling of memos detailing interactions with President Donald Trump. The 61-page report faults Comey…
The Pentagon’s Fighter Jet of the Future Is Causing a Whole Lot of Problems in the Present
Cpl. Francisco J. Diaz Jr./US Marine Corps/Getty The F-35 fighter jet program has long been, as they say in the military, FUBAR. With a price tag that was slated to be $233 billion, the program’s costs have doubled over the past two decades, even as hundreds of jets remain unfit for combat and remain stuck in testing. The so-called…
Don’t Let Anyone Tell Trump How Much His New Intelligence Chief Disagrees With Him
President Donald Trump uses a map to argue that ISIS has been defeated in the Middle East. Pentagon reports have disputed that assessment.Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Years before Donald Trump became president of the United States, he made his hiring preferences well known. “I value loyalty above everything else—more than brains, more than drive, and more than…
Dan Coats’ Deputy Is a Widely-Respected Intelligence Professional. Naturally, Trump Wants Her Out.
Evan Vucci/Associated Press The succession plan for yet another administration appointee went awry last week, after Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas), President Donald Trump’s pick to replace Dan Coats as director of national intelligence, withdrew his name from consideration. The timing could not have been worse. The Senate, which has to confirm Trump’s eventual nominee, is out…