The arrest of 21-year-old Jack Teixeira for leaking intelligence materials has led many to question the accessibility of top-secret U.S. government papers. Teixeira, an airman in the Massachusetts Air National Guard, was part of a support system for military drone operations. But revelations about past racist and violent remarks he made online have raised concerns…

The Taliban has killed the ISIS leader responsible for leading an attack that killed 13 U.S. troops in Afghanistan. And the U.S. House is taking action to address the U.S. debt limit. These stories and more highlight the daily rundown for Wednesday, April 26, 2023. ISIS leader responsible for Kabul attack killed Almost two years…

According to U.S. intelligence findings leaked on the Discord messaging platform and obtained by The Washington Post, ISIS is using Afghanistan as a base for plotting terrorist attacks in Europe and Asia and aspirational attacks against the U.S. The Discord leaks include dozens of classified Pentagon documents, allegedly leaked on the messaging platform by a Massachusetts…

Classified Pentagon documents leaked on social media continue to resurface and spill U.S. military secrets. The latest was uncovered by the Washington Post. It describes a threat to the U.S. that the military has been monitoring. That threat is new spy drone technology from China that would dramatically enhance China’s ability to conduct surveillance operations…

Ukraine’s much anticipated spring counteroffensive against Russian forces could come any day. Don’t expect a major announcement, though. On April 19, in an interview with local media, Ukraine’s Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said the government won’t announce the start of the counteroffensive for a few reasons. First, it’s warfare and Ukraine doesn’t want Russia…

In an effort to expand clean energy along the East Coast, President Biden has big plans for offshore wind projects in the Atlantic. But the Pentagon is pushing back against where the administration was planning to build the mid-Atlantic wind farms because the locations interfere with military operations. The Navy and Air Force call some…

The U.S. military wants to fly aircraft piloted by artificial intelligence. A few months ago, it succeeded when an AI piloted a U.S. jet fighter over American airspace. It’s yet another sign artificial intelligence and autonomous aircraft are advancing at breakneck speeds. The Pentagon already said the aerial dogfights of tomorrow will no doubt feature…

Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old National Guardsman, was charged with unauthorized retention and transmission of national defense information, as well as the unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents or material on Friday, April 14, in a federal court. Teixeira was taken into custody by the FBI less than 24 hours prior at his home in…