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Signalgate is bad. Selective outrage is worse

Michael Rubin · April 2, 2025 10:14 am

Air Force Lieutenant General John D. Caine (Retired) testifies during a Senate Committee on Armed Services hearing for his pending confirmation to be general and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in Washington.

Joint Chiefs pick Dan Caine pledges to be impartial military adviser, distancing himself from politics

Mike Brest · April 1, 2025 3:46 pm

People with the U.S. national flag pay their last respects to the soldiers found dead Monday at a training range in Pabrade, near the U.S. Embassy in Vilnius, Lithuania, Tuesday, April 1, 2025.

Body of final missing US Army soldier in Lithuania recovered, Hegseth announces

Mike Brest · April 1, 2025 1:20 pm

Retired Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, President Trump’s nominee to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrives for his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing on April 01, 2025 in Washington, DC. Caine, a retired Air Force General, was nominated by President Trump in February after Trump fired former Chairman Gen. Charles Q. Brown.

Joint Chiefs pick Lt. Gen. Dan Caine denies wearing ‘MAGA’ hat, contradicting Trump

Mike Brest · April 1, 2025 11:22 am

Retired Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, President Trump’s nominee to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, greets staff prior to his Senate Armed Services Committee Confirmation hearing on April 01, 2025 in Washington, DC. Caine, a retired Air Force General, was nominated by President Trump in February, after Trump fired former Chairman Gen. Charles Q. Brown.

Dan Caine Joint Chiefs hearing: Five things general may need to address

Mike Brest · April 1, 2025 4:00 am

Recovery efforts continue for four missing U.S. soldiers near the spot where their Hercules armored vehicle was found submerged at a training range in Pabradė, north of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania on Friday, March 28, 2025.

Bodies of three US soldiers recovered in Lithuania

Mike Brest · March 31, 2025 11:12 am

Trump calls Atlantic story ‘fake news,’ won’t fire anyone over Signal group chat leak

Zach LaChance · March 29, 2025 11:07 pm

American Federation of Government Employees President Everett Kelley and National Treasury Employees Union President Doreen Greenwald are seen during a rally protesting the Trump administration's policies toward federal workers on Capitol Hill March 5, 2025.

Trump’s collective bargaining order sparks fury and legal fight with Democrats and unions

Samantha-Jo Roth · March 28, 2025 5:56 pm

US deploying more advanced military capabilities to Philippines

Mike Brest · March 28, 2025 12:50 pm

The Department of Education building is seen in Washington, Nov. 18, 2024.

State Department restarts funding for organization tracking abducted Ukrainian children

Mike Brest · March 28, 2025 10:37 am

Mike Waltz goofed when he set up top-level chat on unclassified Signal app. Pete Hegseth made it worse.

Jamie McIntyre · March 28, 2025 5:05 am

FBI Director Kash Patel appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for a confirmation hearing.

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FBI Director Kash Patel is off to a strong start

Tom Rogan · March 27, 2025 3:42 pm