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A third object in as many days was taken out Sunday afternoon in Michigan after passing over Montana.
For years, Republicans made Nancy Pelosi out to be a public enemy — the attack on her husband is the result.
Can tech bros save the Pentagon? The messy tale of Rebellion Defense.
Lawmakers are going down to the wire on vital government funding and defense policy bills.
Q&A with Kurt Braddock about how rhetorical strategies can lead to violence.
Are members of Congress actually safe?
An embattled Putin suffers another loss in the annexed Ukrainian territory.
Judge Aileen Cannon’s latest order shows a disregard for established law.
The killing of militant leaders sparked clashes that, for now, have ended in a shaky ceasefire.
Ayman al-Zawahiri is dead. America’s globe-spanning counterterrorism operations will go on.
US military personnel’s return to Somalia, briefly explained.
Germany’s decision to restart old coal plants rather than extend the life of its nuclear power facilities reflects a failure of environmental priorities.
The assassination of Abe, who was Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, shocks a peaceful country.
America’s Frontier Fund exemplifies the revolving door between the tech industry and government.
Civil defense and other “right of boom” approaches could help mitigate the toll of a nuclear war — at least somewhat.
At the worst possible time.
The CIA’s worst-kept secret will remain a “state secret.”
The decline of major conflict helped support decades of prosperity, but that future is now in doubt.
As the Beijing Winter Games begin, hopes that international sport could help promote global peace are melting away.
Russia’s invasion threat looms, and there have been no diplomatic breakthroughs yet.
The number of human-made existential risks has ballooned, but the most pressing one is the original: nuclear war.
Congress is running out of time to avoid a shutdown and raise the debt ceiling.
Can America’s legacy of torture be a “state secret” if it isn’t even a secret?
Abortion, guns, regulation — conservatives are poised for a big year.
Liberals dreamed of a world where America saved the innocent from tyrants. 9/11 brought a different reality.
It’s poor repayment for their years of service to the US government.
An 11th-hour scramble to evacuate Afghans is a crisis of the US’s own doing.
As the commercial space industry heats up, security experts worry about cyberattacks.
The progress of a military coup in Myanmar and its impact on the Rohingya and other minorities that live in the region
The epic tale of how Pentagon officials and Blink-182’s guitarist helped take UFO videos mainstream.
Biden and Putin had a long talk about cyberattacks in Wednesday’s meeting.
The largest petroleum pipeline in the country was reportedly breached by a single leaked password.
“Telephonic diplomacy” was enough to succeed in this case. But it has its downsides.
Progressives believe they helped push for a quick ceasefire in Israel-Gaza. Will they do more?
To understand Biden’s Israel policy now, you have to look at his past.
The Abraham Accords didn’t resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Thursday’s deadly violence makes that clear.
If a war breaks out over Taiwan, Biden may be forced into a decision no American president since 1979 has wanted to make.
What “denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula” really means.
The Biden administration announced that all US troops will be leaving Afghanistan by September 11.
The Biden administration faces relentless pressure from the left to push Saudi Arabia to lift its Yemen blockade.