Outside the Beltway

There is no such thing as “the perfect candidate.”

Another tidbit from Woodward’s new book.

His former National Security Advisor is not impressed.

In the Trump era, it’s all politics.

We finally have a Chief of Naval Operations but the crisis in the top ranks continues.

The Senate is voting one-by-one in the face of the Tuberville hold on top nominees.

Our pacing threat is hiring military veterans with special skills.

Yet more leaked intelligence gives a gloomy forecast.

The standoff with Senator Tuberville is reaching crisis levels.

President Biden has again made history.

The taxpayers shelled out nearly $1 million for . . . something.

Tommy Tuberville’s stunt is now impacting the highest levels of the military.

Politicians and other thought leaders are playing with fire.

Leaked intelligence intercepts take us inside the Ukrainian war room.

As widely expected, Air Force Chief of Staff Charles “CQ” Brown will become the nation’s top military officer.

He’s likely to make heads explode.

Russia is circulating doctored versions of plans for a Ukrainian counteroffensive.

The Marine and Air Force chiefs appear to be the top candidates.

A controversial artillery round is being used effectively against Russian forces.

My latest publication.

The collaboration has been even more robust than advertised.

A precision drone strike on a balcony in Kabul took out a longtime nemesis.

The laying out of the case begins.

A long-overdue milestone has been reached.

The 45th President was a psychopath.

Vladimir Putin is banning commodity exports.

How do we know when our government is telling us the truth?

A former classmate is going to be one of the US military’s most senior leaders.

The trailblazing soldier-statesman has died at 84.

Their case is less than persuasive.

President Biden was advised to keep troops in Afghanistan . . . for no apparent reason.

A follow-up to yesterday’s analysis.

While well-intentioned, the Chairman’s actions were illegal and dangerous.

The wonders of hindsight.

The answer seems simple but it isn’t.

A large, well-trained police force was unprepared for a foreseeable crisis.

The lawyers can’t clean up the mess left by the President’s sudden incapacity.

Because of course they are.

My latest for Defense One.

Pentagon officials are speaking out about the militarization of police.

General Milley speaks an obvious truth. Will apologists listen?

The President has reportedly invoked the Insurrection Act.

In recent weeks the US has ramped-up pressure on Maduro.

Another milestone has been reached.

The Secretary of the Navy was abruptly dismissed late yesterday in a dispute over the a case involving a SEAL accused of war crimes.

Republicans used to honor the men and women who serve our country. In the Trump Era, they attack them in defense of the President.

They know how Congress works, but are banking on the fact that many Americans don’t.

In a move sure to ruffle feathers, the President is bypassing all of the Navy’s four-star admirals for the next service chief.