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National Security & Defense
Pentagon, DoD authorization & appropriations, force posture, defense industrial base, congressional defense activity.
- Davie Defense Breaks Ground On Modernization Of Texas Shipyardby Cal Biesecker on June 1, 2026
Shipbuilder Davie Defense on Monday broke ground on a $1 billion modernization of its Gulf Copper facilities in Galveston and Port Arthur, Texas, to ready the operations to begin […]
- The small business making big investments to deliver advanced defense technologiesby Peter Callaghan on June 1, 2026
[Sponsored] Employee-owned Physical Sciences Inc. has been scaling small business government R&D awards to solve some of the thorniest national security challenges.
- Japan’s defense minister rebuffs ‘militarism’ allegation, defends defense policiesby Mike Yeo on May 31, 2026
Shinjiro Koizumi says arms sales, more visible regional military presence aims to help partners defend themselves.
- Hegseth praises Indo-Pacific nations for improving defense capabilities, pragmatismby Mike Yeo on May 30, 2026
Indo-Pacific countries investments in their defense an example of how burden sharing works, says Hegseth
Intelligence Community
ODNI, CIA, NSA, NRO, intelligence authorization, congressional oversight, FISA, and emerging tech in the IC.
- Commercial location data is being used to target US servicemembers, lawmakers warnby Edward Graham on May 29, 2026
U.S. Central Command said it “has received multiple threat reports concerning adversary exploitation of commercial location data to target or surveil U.S. personnel in […]
- Top White House cyber policy official to soon departby David DiMolfetta on May 28, 2026
Alexandra Seymour currently serves as principal deputy assistant national cyber director for policy in the Office of the National Cyber Director.
- Iran’s hackers are coordinating more closely, Israel’s top cyberdefense official saysby David DiMolfetta on May 27, 2026
Yossi Karadi also said he is pressing major AI labs for access to advanced models like Anthropic’s Mythos to help defend Israeli government networks.
- Smaller, easier, smarter: what special operators want from AIby Patrick Tucker on May 24, 2026
AI agents are coming to a special operations mission near you—if they can fit in the pack.
Homeland Security
DHS, CISA, FEMA, ICE, CBP, TSA, border, critical infrastructure protection, and congressional oversight of homeland missions.
- Cyber Force? Senator pushes to create service branch under the Armyby Thomas Novelly on May 29, 2026
Ideas for a cyber service have been floated before. Some experts argue now is the right time.
- Commercial location data is being used to target US servicemembers, lawmakers warnby Edward Graham on May 29, 2026
U.S. Central Command said it “has received multiple threat reports concerning adversary exploitation of commercial location data to target or surveil U.S. personnel in […]
- House Homeland Dems request CISA briefing amid report of leaked agency credentialsby David DiMolfetta on May 20, 2026
Independent journalist Brian Krebs reported Monday that researchers found a publicly accessible GitHub repository connected to a government contractor that exposed CISA data.
- Microsoft disrupts cybercrime service offering malware disguised as legitimate softwareby David DiMolfetta on May 19, 2026
The downstream impact of that service’s operations “has resulted in attacks against a broad range of industry sectors” in the U.S. and other nations, the company said.
Foreign Policy
State Department, foreign assistance, sanctions, treaty matters, congressional foreign affairs activity, and great-power competition.
- Can the State Department Make Europe Great Again?by Sam Skove on June 1, 2026
A small but influential office will soon announce grants to support Trump administration causes in Europe.
- The Energy Crisis Will Long Outlast the Iran Warby Keith Johnson on June 1, 2026
The baked-in damage to oil and gas production will take months to undo.
- Sanctioning Iranian-Affiliated Fraud Network Targeting American Companiesby Thomas "Tommy" Pigott, Spokesperson on May 29, 2026
Thomas "Tommy" Pigott, Spokesperson Sanctioning Iranian-Affiliated Fraud Network Targeting American Companies […]
- U.N. Blacklists Israel, Russia for Sexual Violence in Conflictby Alexandra Sharp on May 29, 2026
Both countries have refuted the allegations and accused the agency of bias.
Congressional Activity
Direct congressional reporting: floor action, committee markups, hearings, leadership statements, member activity touching national security.
- Hackers more focused on misleading voters than ballot tampering: Reportby Miranda Nazzaro on June 1, 2026
Hackers and foreign influence operators are increasingly turning to misinformation campaigns to confuse and mislead voters rather than tampering with voting machines and ballots […]
- Senate Democrat: Iran is 'stronger' than before warby Tara Suter on May 31, 2026
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) claimed Sunday that Iran is “stronger” than it was before the beginning of the U.S. war with the Middle Eastern country three months ago. “Frankly, […]
- Louisiana legislators adopt new House map, giving GOP pickup opportunityby Mary Ellen McIntire on May 29, 2026
Louisiana lawmakers have approved a congressional map that would give Republicans another pickup opportunity, sending it to Gov. Jeff Landry for final approval. The Louisiana […]
- Geothermal energy package coming to House floorby David Jordan on May 29, 2026
The House is expected next week to consider a measure intended to help speed up permitting of geothermal projects on public lands. The legislation includes portions of six bills […]