One of Bradley Beal’s last assists as a Wizard.

These are dangerous times for the U.S. military. A war, a divisive domestic mission and a force in grave danger of being politicized. This exchange between Sen. Slotkin and Sec. Hegseth captures the tension. nytimes.com/2025/06/18/us/…

These are dangerous times for the U.S. military. A war, a divisive domestic mission and a force in grave danger of being politicized. nytimes.com/2025/06/18/us/…

For B-2 Pilots, a 37-Hour Nonstop Mission to Iran and Back nytimes.com/2025/06/24/us/… via @NYTimes Remarkable discipline, training, and stamina for U.S. Air Force pilots to fly round-trip from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri--one of the strategic US military bases where China's

General Caine Faces His First Big Test Under Trump “In President Trump’s view, generals are chest-thumping, tough-talking cheerleaders for the military and the operations he, as commander in chief, orders them to carry out.” nytimes.com/2025/06/26/us/…

Happy Bobby Bonilla day! Everything about this story is a delight: washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/07…

Can pizza orders predict the next U.S. military strike? One man is keeping track. Great read from ⁦Tim Carman⁩ ⁦Emily Heil⁩ washingtonpost.com/food/2025/07/0…

Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, follows the account. 👀wapo.st/4exjPtl

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s flag now flies over its embassy in Moscow.

Here is a link to our full story, without a paywall. nytimes.com/2025/07/06/us/…

If anyone deserves a respite, it is the Afghan people: "Hundreds of thousands of hungry, exhausted and often battered Afghans have been expelled from Iran in recent weeks." nytimes.com/2025/07/07/wor…

A really nice guy who was always accessible, kind and honest. He leaves a great legacy at CSIS. csis.org/analysis/memor…

Quite a story via Danielle Paquette “Fernande had figured calamity wouldn’t trail them to America, land of the free, home of the Kardashian opulence on her teenage daughter’s TikTok feed.” washingtonpost.com/nation/interac…

“More systematically than in his first term, Trump’s administration is reaching into the federal immigration bureaucracy to roll back an array of protections for undocumented children.” Stephanie McCrummen Chilling story… theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

A standoff over a senior officer's promotion reflects an ongoing clash between Pete Hegseth’s highly partisan worldview and the longstanding tradition of an apolitical military that pledges an oath to the Constitution w/Greg Jaffe, helene cooper nytimes.com/2025/07/26/us/…

A Clash Over a Key Promotion Puts Hegseth at Odds With Pentagon Generals nytimes.com/2025/07/26/us/…

Hegseth’s actions could shape the military’s top ranks for years to come. His insistence on absolute loyalty creates uncertainty and mistrust that threaten to undermine the readiness and effectiveness of the force w/Greg Jaffe, helene cooper nytimes.com/2025/07/26/us/…

Colby, like so many in the GOP, has shifted some views in the Trump era He now believes that the U.S. must solely focus on China. And that means that to remain superpowerful, the U.S. may need to temporarily stop superpowering theatlantic.com/national-secur…

All four-star general nominees must now interview with President Trump. The goal is to "ensure they are war fighters first — not bureaucrats,” says the WH. Some fear it could politicize the general officer corps. w/ Maggie Haberman nytimes.com/2025/07/29/us/…

Latest in a string of stories you can read only/first from the The Washington Post: The federal government is paying more than 154,000 people not to work right now, under the Trump admin's resignation program w/ Meryl Kornfield Laura Meckler wapo.st/3IRXIlK