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Secretary of State Rubio says "85% of PEPFAR is functioning and is operating" in Senate hearing when pressed on US cuts to foreign aid programs Went to PEPFAR's website to see about data to verify that, here's what it currently looks like:

My father was a Nazi hunter, until he was killed in the Lockerbie bombing, when I was four. Now, a man will stand trial for the crime. What does it mean, after nearly forty years, to seek justice for the crimes of history? My new cover story for NYT Magazine: nytimes.com/2025/05/20/mag…

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New: House Armed Services Chair Mike Rogers tells me he doesn’t plan to hold a markup on the NDAA until the GOP megabill passes Congress. Reconciliation has $150B for FoD. Hawks want to know that money will be available before they make their plans. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/0…

Would love to see a poll of the American public gauging support for this.

Trump unveils $175B, three-year price tag for Golden Dome ow.ly/8saw1069wYm

Just got the speaker. He says they will try to vote tonight! More tk

The Qatari 747 given to Trump has been in San Antonio, Tx. for weeks already, and work may have already started on upgrades in what could be 100 of millions in work that the Air Force won't talk about. w/Joe Gould politico.com/news/2025/05/2…

Breaking: House Republicans have passed their "big, beautiful bill" after weeks of division. It now heads to the Senate. politico.com/news/2025/05/2…

Senators are unlikely to do a full teardown of the House bill, even though some in the GOP want major changes, Burgess Everett writes semafor.com/article/05/22/…

ICYMI: Elizabeth Warren has found rare common ground with Trump administration officials and Mike Rogers: Giving troops the “right to repair.” She and Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez m plan to reintroduce their bill to let troops fix their gear without waiting on contractors or manufacturer approval.

We've covered Wilson's affinity for antisemitic conspiracy theories Jewish Insider in recent months. This afternoon, less than two days after a deadly antisemitic attack that left two Israeli embassy staffers dead in cold blood on the streets of our nation's capital and on Jewish

In light of Signalgate, it’s truly hilarious that the Pentagon thinks “unauthorized disclosures” are happening in the building and that the unprecedented restriction of reporters’ movements will keep their people from communicating with reporters.

"The most transparent DoD in U.S. history," as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Pete Hegseth and his team calls itself, cracks down on media access again. I've been on this beat 17 years through numerous administrations. Never seen anything like this. One briefing all year. None again this week.

This piece from ⁦Jack Detsch⁩ and ⁦Joe Gould⁩ in March is worth re-reading. politico.com/news/2025/03/0…

Here's a very pointed statement tonight from the Pentagon Press Association, in full: May 23, 2025 There is no way to sugarcoat it. Today’s memo by Secretary Hegseth appears to be a direct attack on the freedom of the press and America’s right to know what its military is

"Rutte had written to NATO leaders calling for them to reach 3.5% of GDP on 'hard military spending' and 1.5% of GDP on 'related spending such as infrastructure, cybersecurity and other things' over the next seven years." politico.eu/article/mark-r… via Chris Lunday

Pentagon employees don't have to send the weekly “five things” email any longer, but are ordered to “submit one idea that will improve the Department’s efficiency or root out waste” by Wednesday, according to a new memo. politico.com/newsletters/na…

Scoop: Trump’s AF1 deal with Qatar has not been finalized despite the administration's claims. Qatar is asking the US to clarify that the deal for the luxury jet was initiated by the US and that Qatar is not responsible for any future transfers of the plane

One year ago, students booed Harvard President Alan Garber and hundreds walked out of commencement. This year, Garber received a multiple loud ovations in support of his effort to resist the Trump administration’s campaign against Harvard. nytimes.com/2025/05/29/us/…