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October 24, 2025

Trump’s DOD Gives Massive Contract to Company With Ties to His Son

Donald Trump Jr. joined the company as an adviser in November 2024, right around when his father was elected president.

September 22, 2025

Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Trump Breaks With Own Defense Department Over Reporter Restrictions

The Defense Department is trying to limit what journalists can cover.

September 18, 2025

Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

The Pentagon Is Considering a Bonkers New Military Recruiting Tactic

Some Defense Department officials are ready to exploit Charlie Kirk’s death.

June 15, 2025

The AI Industry Is Ready to Get Rich off Trump’s Defense Department

This year’s annual AI Expo for National Competitiveness was a hidden race to turn the military into “Ender’s Game.”

February 8, 2025

Did Trump Quietly Kill a Sensitive Pentagon Probe Into Elon Musk?

The New York Times revealed last year that Musk and SpaceX failed to meet federal reporting requirements for Pentagon contractors. No one has asked: What’s going on with that today?

November 25, 2014

Firing Chuck Hagel Won't Solve Obama's Foreign Policy Problems

November 25, 2014

Chuck Hagel Was the Defense Secretary the White House Wanted—Then Obama Fired Him for It

August 30, 2013

Washington's Going to War ... And Chuck Hagel's in Brunei