This amount of money could solve the entire planet's miseries, but the government blames its mystery spending on a "failure to correct system deficiencies."
What defense? Offensive war is the new normal for the U.S. military, which has been playing "away games" since 1898 and losing since 1950.
A nationwide campaign is urging candidates to sign a contract containing 11 progressive initiatives, characterized as actions desired by the American people.
The president’s plan to remove U.S. troops resolves diplomatic problems with Russia, Damascus and Turkey but raises thorny questions on other fronts.
Long-standing federal statutes limit the use of troops to enforce domestic civil law. But don't be surprised if this president tries anyway.
Climate effects are apparent at U.S. military installations, a Pentagon study finds, despite a White House failure to recognize any threat.
San Francisco, New York City and Philadelphia argue that military service members who are disqualified from gun ownership weren’t reported to the national background check system.
What the paintings by its prisoners tell us about our humanity and theirs.
The Insider Threat Program and Donald Trump’s war on leaks are a chilling combination.
Military tensions between the two countries have been rising in the western Pacific since the summer of 2010.
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