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Crime & Justice
The Unofficial Hotline: How One Advocate Became the Last Line of Defense for Phoenix’s Homeless Families
For over a year, the personal cell phone of 26-year-old poet and activist Austin Davis has functioned as the de…
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Crime & Justice
The Collapse of the Navatek Investigation: Inside the Failed Federal Probe into Senator Susan Collins and a Defense Contractor Bribery Scheme
In late 2024, federal investigators had compiled a substantial body of evidence suggesting a sophisticated bribery scheme involving high-ranking members…
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Technology
Protego Ventures Closes Debut $125M Defense Tech Fund to Capitalize on Surging Global Security Demand
The intersection of national defense and venture capital has undergone a profound structural transformation over the past several years. Once…
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Crime & Justice
The Price of Influence: How a Defense Contractor’s Pay-to-Play Scheme Exposed the Fragility of Congressional Ethics
In the waning months of 2019, as the political climate in Washington grew increasingly volatile, a high-stakes encounter took place…
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Crime & Justice
The Shadow of Influence: How a Defense Contractor’s Pay-to-Play Scheme Exposed the Fragility of Congressional Ethics
In the waning months of 2019, at a nondescript Corner Bakery in Washington, D.C., a high-stakes negotiation took place that…
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Health & Medicine
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Doubles Down on Vaccine Skepticism During Children’s Health Defense Keynote
WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. returned to the ideological heart of his career on…
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US Politics
Rep. Thomas Massie introduces articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over Iran war conduct and executive overreach
In a dramatic move on the floor of the House of Representatives, outgoing Kentucky Republican Representative Thomas Massie has formally…
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Technology
Anti-vaccine embrace: The political alignment of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Children’s Health Defense movement
The Children’s Health Defense (CHD) is set to host its annual conference, an event framed by organizers as a “pursuit…
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Crime & Justice
The U.S. Retreat from Global Civilian Harm Mitigation Standards Marks a Turning Point in International Defense Diplomacy
Three years ago, the U.S. Department of Defense spearheaded an ambitious international movement aimed at fundamentally altering how modern militaries…
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Environment & Climate
Washington Wrongful Death Case Sparks New Wave of Climate Litigation as Big Oil Mounts National Defense Strategy
The legal landscape surrounding climate change shifted fundamentally when a King County judge in Washington state declined to dismiss a…
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