The Early Bird Brief is a daily roundup of military and defense news stories from around the globe curated by Military Times and Defense News.

The fatal shooting of Ms. Good set off protests during the Trump administration’s immigration operation early this year in Minnesota.

The Early Bird Brief is a daily roundup of military and defense news stories from around the globe curated by Military Times and Defense News.

The scene that unfolded today at a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee was a snapshot of politics in the U.S.

Republicans still turn a blind eye to the Jan 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol

A wild attempt at a “gotcha” moment resulted in the ass/hole-in-ground mix-up.

America’s farmers are finding out the hard way that the president they helped elect has been a disaster for them.

Trillions of dollars in spending, higher interest rates, hardly any jobs

Between “America right or wrong” and “anti-America right or wrong.”

🚨 34 Days to the Midterms 🚨

On Monday, I was reading about the alleged 2024 rape of a Cornell student. Several fraternity brothers allegedly drugged and raped her when

Country music’s racism is one.

Alt: Vote Democrat All The Way Down The Ballot

The U.S. Army identified the 19th U.S. service member to die while deployed in support of the war with Iran.

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the United States jumped to 7.03 percent, putting pressure on housing affordability.

A federal court ordered President Trump to reverse his ban on CNN, Politico and MS NOW, but reporters were denied access on Thursday. The judge ordered the administration to respond by 12:30 p.m.

🚨40 Days to the Midterms🚨

Rob Sand supports a ban on transgender girls in girls’ sports, it’s Iowa law, but desperate Republicans think they can keep kicking trans Iowans for a political payoff

Democrats can slay the dragon without becoming it themselves.

Trump gets ready to stiff more contractors

It’s all about whether the press can criticize the president

Yesterday, William Turton, Avi Asher-Schapiro, Molly Redden, and Kirsten Berg of ProPublica published a blockbuster story reporting that the anti-corruption group of the Federal Bureau of Investigatio...

The FBI's bribery probe into Susan Collins was killed by Trump, Mamdani forced DoorDash to pay $131.5 million, AOC may primary Schumer, and college athletes could win the right to unionize

Greenland’s government and residents expressed relief about a new military pact with the United States and Denmark.

The 1,265 richest people hold $6.7 trillion in wealth — more than the bottom half of American households combined, new data shows.

The President punished outlets whose reporting he called “fake news.” Instead of controlling the narrative, Trump lost his most precious commodity.

On accelerationists and doomers.

🚨42 Days to the Midterms🚨

Yet, Republicans are using their cash advantage to try to change the subject

AI gets the attention, but the Big Scam is still spending big

CNN, MS Now and Politico sued the administration over the ban.

Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks has hitched her wagon to bad policy from the Trump administration and wants to change the subject. Do not let her.

The small town of around 1,600 is warning residents not to give tap water to infants, who are especially vulnerable to the effects of nitrites.

Never mind crude oil; distillates are the problem now

Sand, Jones offer a measure of relief

Candidates for Iowa governor would continue to rely on voluntary efforts to curtail nitrate pollution

September 20, 2026

Thousands of people gathered outside the John F.

Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks is running TV ads calling herself "the doctor in the House of Representatives," touting her medical background and claiming she's working to lower healthcare costs for Io...

"You're safe," Trump told Fox's top executive.