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submitted 20 hours ago • 34 comments

This is on the opinion side. On the news side, we will continue rigorous reporting. Send secure tips on Pentagon contracting — including Blue Origin, AWS, SpaceX and others — on Signal at alexhorton.85 or [email protected]

submitted 20 hours ago • 65 comments

Exclusive: Over the years, Elon Musk and his businesses have received at least $38 billion in government contracts, loans, subsidies and tax credits, often at critical moments, helping seed the growth that has made him the world’s richest person.

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New: Three migrants described to us what it was like being detained in Guantánamo. People screamed from their cells, there were suicide attempts, and prolonged periods in isolation that fit the UN definition of solitary confinement. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

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BREAKING/EXCLUSIVE Trump has rescinded Biden regulation aimed at ensuring allies didn’t violate international law with U.S. weapons @megkelly31.bsky.social Missy Ryan and @alexhorton.bsky.social report www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

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They were boys when the war began — innocent and ignorant of missiles, drones and Russian occupation. Three years after Russia’s full-scale invasion — the war still raging — they are facing adulthood in a country where being a man often means carrying a weapon.

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As President Trump and Elon Musk move to dismantle the federal workforce and cut spending, those tasked with repatriating missing Americans fear their mission is in jeopardy.

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A top former government official who worked on refugee issues told @propublica.org and @texastribune.org that another 100,000 refugees who had already been vetted by the Department of Homeland Security have also been blocked from entering the country. www.propublica.org/article/trum...

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The Pentagon and SpaceX have done next to nothing to curb Russia’s illegal use of Starlink, Ukrainian soldiers in Donetsk told us www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/1...

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DOGE has come for the Pentagon, with a directive to turn over a list of probationary employees by the end of today www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

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https://wapo.st/4gKs5FY

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www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

submitted 9 days ago • 69 comments

The Post's 3D reconstruction of the midair collision explores some of the factors, unfolding in seconds, that may have led to disaster. Free to read link: wapo.st/4htyTJf

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BREAKING WAPO: Elon Musk's DOGE is seeking access to a heavily-guarded IRS system that includes detailed financial information about every taxpayer, business, and nonprofit in the country — sparking alarm within the tax agency. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

submitted 10 days ago • 345 comments

I cover the U.S. military and the Pentagon for @washingtonpost.com. Send secure tips and story ideas on Signal: signal.me#eu/ES70l_cAl...

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I cover the U.S. military and the Pentagon for @washingtonpost.com. Send secure tips and story ideas on Signal: signal.me#eu/ES70l_cAl...

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SCOOP: The Army has seemingly been pocketing money it taxes out of soldier's paychecks meant for food, and can't account for over $151 million. www.military.com/daily-news/i...

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On the night of Jan. 29, an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines jet, killing all 67 people on both aircraft. To recreate the view, The Post used flight data and air control transmissions, as well as conducted interviews with five former Black Hawk pilots.

submitted 12 days ago • 12 comments

The Post's 3D reconstruction of the midair collision explores some of the factors, unfolding in seconds, that may have led to disaster. Free to read link: wapo.st/4htyTJf

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SCOOP: The military has started making deliberate efforts to scale back the recruiting of Black Americans. www.military.com/daily-news/2...

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Come sit behind me (also cover the State Department at the Washington Post) washpost.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/washin...

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“So many of these things are so wildly illegal that I think they’re playing a quantity game and assuming the system can’t react to all this illegality at once,” said David Super at Georgetown Law School www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

submitted 22 days ago • 9 comments

Walter Reed absorbed 60K gallons in a flood, a steam system failure means they can’t sterilize equipment and staff have doubts they can even accept wounded troops in a crisis scenario www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

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Walter Reed absorbed 60K gallons in a flood, a steam system failure means they can’t sterilize equipment and staff have doubts they can even accept wounded troops in a crisis scenario www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

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"The medical facility responsible for the care of U.S. presidents and severely wounded service members ... experienced multiple breakdowns that have left the hospital unable to handle a large influx of patients should a crisis occur." By @alexhorton.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

submitted 26 days ago • 2 comments

This is my Watergate wapo.st/4aBla0g

submitted 29 days ago • 68 comments

Important story from @megkelly.bsky.social @alexhorton.bsky.social and Missy Ryan: before even having a SECDEF, the Trump Pentagon is signaling it wants to shutter DOD’s main civilian harm mitigation and response office, one of the few DOD institutions dedicated to trying to learn from the GWOT.

submitted 34 days ago • 12 comments

The Trump admin is looking to shutter the Civilian Protection Center of Excellence www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

submitted 34 days ago • 4 comments

People close to Matt Livelsberger are haunted by what happened in Las Vegas, including his former Afghan interpreter. Livelsberger helped set up a new life for Fardin and his young family in Colorado a decade ago www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

submitted 54 days ago • 2 comments

Posterity’s sake.

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India’s intelligence agency(RAW), has since 2021 deployed a methodical assassination program to kill at least a half dozen people deep within Pakistan. @gerryshih.bsky.social

submitted 58 days ago • 1 comment

An important and disturbing dynamic to watch in #Ukraine. Kudos to journos who've been covering this on the ground, eg @alexhorton.bsky.social @christopherjm.bsky.social @samjoiner.bsky.social @inari-ta.bsky.social @zarinazabrisky.bsky.social @yogital.bsky.social and many more.

submitted 65 days ago • 2 comments

This @alexhorton.bsky.social story featuring @jkdemp.bsky.social should be hyperlinked in every future news story that mentions a public figure’s Bronze Star for merit (rather than with “V” device for valor) www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

submitted 83 days ago • 3 comments