NOAA could face 25% budget cut, slashing climate research, in draft proposal
An internal government document proposes significant changes for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration along with a 25% cut to its 2026 budget, according to a draft obtained by CBS…
Returning the Air Force to its expeditionary roots
If the United States goes to war tomorrow, its Air Force will fly and fight as the world’s best. But the service will operate in a world where the assumptions…
The D Brief: New industry strategies; National strategy debate; Taiwan’s Anduril missile; AI on every DOD desktop?; And a bit more.
Decades-old defense contractors are leaning into the Pentagon’s new focus on startups, entwining themselves with emerging companies that have the technologies or even the contracts they seek. “We’re making bets…
Freed after 38 years in prison, wrongfully convicted man receives $25 million settlement from the City of Inglewood
The City of Inglewood has agreed to pay $25 million to a 72-year-old man who spent nearly four decades in prison for a crime that he did not commit, making…
Amazon faces trial over whether it duped people into enrolling in Prime
Amazon faces a court hearing in Seattle this week to face allegations by federal regulators that the e-commerce giant duped customers into signing up for its Prime membership while also…
UK to suffer highest inflation in G7 this year, says OECD
The UK is expected to suffer the highest inflation among G7 nations this year, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has said. Amid resurgent food prices, with some retailers…
Charlie Kirk was a divisive far-right podcaster. Why is he being rebranded as a national hero? | Saida Grundy
The streets of Washington DC are unmistakable. In addition to noting the city’s signature architecture and public monuments, one will know they are in the nation’s capital when they can…
Pentagon CTO wants AI on every desktop in 6 to 9 months
The Pentagon aims to get AI tools to its entire workforce next year, the department’s chief technical officer said one month after being given control of its main AI office. “We want…
Russian drone over Romania is an early test of NATO’s ‘Eastern Sentry’ operation
A second Russian drone incursion led NATO to scramble aircraft on Friday, the same day the alliance announced a new quick-response effort, officials said Monday. A Rafale jet and a…
Congress cut $1.1 billion at PBS and NPR. How struggling stations are coping
Coping with a sudden loss in federal funding, PBS affiliate KSPS in Spokane, Washington, faced a surprise extra hurdle. Many of its contributing members — at one point almost half…
















