Air Force Academy Prepares Ideological Overhaul, With Erika Kirk Bringing “Bold Christian Faith”

More Than 1 Million People in Lebanon Have Been Displaced. These Are Their Stories.

Afeef Nessouli, Steven W. Thrasher

Israel’s military strikes in Lebanon sparked a humanitarian crisis, driving thousands to the streets of Beirut.
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Air Force Academy Prepares Ideological Overhaul, With Erika Kirk Bringing “Bold Christian Faith”

Austin Campbell

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.”
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Data Centers Are Military Targets Now

Sam Biddle

With militaries increasingly relying on artificial intelligence, data centers have emerged as new targets for strikes.
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Seth Moulton Saw Trans Rights as a Political Liability. It Could Doom His Senate Campaign.

Jessica Washington

The Massachusetts congressman is struggling to land his message of generational change with his past anti-trans comments haunting him.
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Pentagon Implores Civilian Workers to Join ICE “Volunteer Force”

Noah Hurowitz, Austin Campbell

The Defense Department is recruiting on behalf of DHS while the latter faces public backlash and a continued lack of government funding.
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U.S. Warmongering Hits Historic Level as Trump Attacks 3 Continents in 3 Days

Nick Turse

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.
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Hegseth Makes Troops Prove “Sincerely Held” Faith in Latest Beard Crackdown

Noah Hurowitz, Austin Campbell

Hegseth’s obsession with beards risks jeopardizing religious liberties as the military undergoes an apparent Christian nationalist turn.
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Pentagon Claims It Needs Additional $200 Billion to Pay for War on Iran

Nick Turse

“Obviously, it takes money to kill bad guys,” said Pete Hegseth, when asked about the funding request.
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Joe Kent’s Resignation Could Bolster a Wave of Conscientious Objectors to Trump’s Iran War

Noah Hurowitz

“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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“Liberate Their Bodies From Their Souls”: The Lies That Sell the Iran War

The Intercept Briefing

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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