Investigations

Hegseth’s obsession with beards risks jeopardizing religious liberties as the military undergoes an apparent Christian nationalist turn.

The Defense Department is recruiting on behalf of DHS while the latter faces public backlash and a continued lack of government funding.

“This is the kind of thing that really resonates: seeing respected people in positions of power validating what many service members feel.”

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Ali Gharib speaks to Afeef Nessouli about the latest strikes on Lebanon and peace strategist Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini on the U.S.–Israel assault on Iran.

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With militaries increasingly relying on artificial intelligence, data centers have emerged as new targets for strikes.

“Obviously, it takes money to kill bad guys,” said Pete Hegseth, when asked about the funding request.

The Massachusetts congressman is struggling to land his message of generational change with his past anti-trans comments haunting him.

Since World War II, the U.S. has rarely, if ever, attacked so many places. “All war. All the time. Everywhere,” one source put it.

A Bellingcat investigation has identified nine Facebook groups with a combined membership of more than 70,000 people, in which coded language has helped illegal wildlife dealers evade bans on the platform for years. Facebook says it prohibits any form of animal trading on its platform.

The academy’s oversight board records show leaders dismantling DEI to align with Trump directives. Critics warn the military is becoming “a Christian nationalist praetorian guard.”

Pro-Israel, AI, and crypto groups saw mixed results across Illinois as outside interests sought to snatch up open seats that favor Democrats.

This investigation is part of a collaboration between Bellingcat, Evident Media and CalMatters. You can watch Evident’s investigative video here, and read CalMatters’ report here. In early January 2025, a gardener named Ernesto Campos was pulled over by Border Patrol agents in the city of Bakersfield, California.

Agencies are reportedly pooling immigration data, Social Security numbers, and more into a central database. FPF is suing to learn how deep it goes.

“My kids’ kids, and probably their kids, are going to be paying for this,” said one official briefed on the U.S war on Iran.

Since his first inauguration, Trump has been throwing charges at protesters and seeing what sticks. He always failed — until now.

Despite his high-profile controversies, Platner is still popular with Mainers. But leadership isn’t budging from its centrist pick.

“Jordan Wood was not a CD2 resident until very recently, and I personally look sideways at someone who moves into a district in order to run.”