National Security & Defense

People wait outside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 17, 2021. (Stringer/Reuters) The British military warned Wednesday night that Kabul airport may be the target of an ‘imminent attack’ intended to…

Rep. Seth Moulton (D., Mass.) on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., March 12, 2020 (Tom Brenner/Reuters) Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reprimanded two veteran congressmen, both of whom served in the Middle East, for traveling to…

A U.S. Marine assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command assists evacuees during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 20, 2021. (Sergeant Isaiah…

During his time as secretary of state, Mike Pompeo set about building a unit within the department tasked with rapidly evacuating Americans who came into harm’s way while overseas. Intent on ensuring that there would never be a repeat of…

A member of the Taliban stands outside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 16, 2021. (Stringer/Reuters) In yielding Afghanistan to the Taliban, Joe Biden has engineered the worst foreign-policy disaster in…

A visitor walks past Raytheon stand at the 53rd International Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, France, June 21, 2019. (Pascal Rossignol/Reuters) Defense contractor Raytheon launched an “anti-racism” program in summer…

President Joe Biden gestures during a meeting with Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin at the White House, June 28, 2021. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) During a meeting in the Oval Office with outgoing Israeli president Reuven Rivlin on…

The Pentagon in Washington, D.C. (Yuri Gripas/Reuters) The government’s report contains important admissions: These things are still (mostly) unidentified, they’re flying, and they’re physical objects. Now that we’ve all had some time…

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R., Tex.) speaks during a hearing with FEMA Administrator Peter Gaynor and the House Committee on Homeland Security meeting on the national response to the coronavirus pandemic, July 22, 2020. (Anna Moneymaker/Pool via…

Soldiers from the U.S. Army Third Infantry Division line up to meet U.S. and Polish dignitaries during a troop engagement event in support of DEFENDER-Europe 20 at Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, Poland, March 11, 2020. (Sergeant First…