The 82nd Airborne Was Ordered to the Gulf and Someone Mentioned Kharg Island
The Pentagon ordered 2,000 paratroopers to the Gulf — and the NYT quietly mentioned Kharg Island, Iran's oil jugular, as a seizure target.
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The Fire Truck Had No Transponder and the Runway Alert Never Fired
Four safety systems failed in sequence at LaGuardia — and the government shutdown delayed the people sent to find out why.
The Investigator Who Begged TSA to Let Him Through
An NTSB air traffic control specialist was stuck in Houston's TSA line for three hours while trying to reach the deadly LaGuardia crash site, as the DHS shutdown crippled federal operations.
The Supreme Court Appears Likely to Side With Trump on Asylum
Oral arguments in Noem v. Al Otro Lado suggest a majority is ready to rule that asylum seekers stopped at the border have no legal right to enter the country.
Congress Still Hasn't Authorized the War. It's Week Four.
Four weeks into the Iran war, Congress has held no floor votes on authorization and the conflict remains unfunded.