The Atlantic is launching a new National Security section to enhance reporting on national defense, technology, and global conflict, underscoring the urgent need for comprehensive coverage.
In an unprecedented legal approach, the DOJ's Civil Division will target naturalized citizens involved in crime or suspected of unlawfully obtaining citizenship, addressing national security factors.
"There is one jet in the hangar but it is basically waiting for a few parts and to be painted... As far as major assembly goes, it's finished, it isn't sustaining any workers."
Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi accused Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and senior officials of interfering in investigations into political assassinations to protect connected individuals. Mchunu denied these claims, describing them as baseless insinuations.
Trump has left little to chance since returning to the White House. His defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, immediately purged a half-dozen top generals, including the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and in early May ordered a 20% reduction in the number of four-star generals and a 10% cut in lower-ranking generals.
"It's a dynamic environment. The discussion has moved away from a central DOGE conversation to an agency-by-agency efficiency discussion. We had to do a significant cut in our workforce to match where we see the demand in our civil business, which is obviously painful, because we have a great workforce."
"There's an assumption underlying that general argument of, 'Well, if only the United States was to pull out of the region, suddenly the world will be a better place' - I don't buy it," said Raphael Cohen, emphasizing the importance of U.S. bases for rapid response in a volatile region.
Respect for the military's role is crucial for our democracy. That is why the law is designed to ensure that our armed forces are not politicized or misused... Tyrants use the military as a pawn to solidify power, put down protests, and arrest opponents.
Washington is now using national security as pretext for a lot of things, but, actually, many of those things are not [a threat]," said Taro Kono, a Japanese lawmaker and former foreign minister. "Nippon Steel could have invested years ago, and it took so long. ... Politics intervened. And that is not a good sign.