#National security

Dana Milbank: “Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee didn’t just give a dressing down to the nation’s top soldier about the Afghanistan pullout; they assassinated his character and impugned his patriotism, accusing him of aiding the enemy and of placing his own vanity before the lives

Former President Donald Trump said in a statement that if General Mark Milley said what was reported — that he felt Trump might stage a coup after he lost the election— “perhaps he should be impeached, or court-martialed and tried.” Of course, generals are not impeached, unlike Trump, who was

President Joe Biden is expected to nominate Pentagon veteran Christine Wormuth to be the first female Army secretary, Politico reports. Biden’s push for racial and gender diversity in his appointments could be his greatest legacy as president.

Getty Image Remember how significant the response was by certain arms of the United States government when more than two million people said they were going to Storm Area 51, but only only around 75 people actually ended up at the base’s gate back in 2019? The FBI showed up at the event

This is an important book: Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump by Spencer Ackerman. “What began as the persecution of Muslims and immigrants has become a normalized, paranoid feature of American politics and security, expanding the possibilities for applying