February 13, 2026 · Personnel, Competence & Administrative Failure

Developing

Noem Adviser Corey Lewandowski Reportedly Fired a Coast Guard Pilot Mid-Flight Over a Missing Blanket

News outlets reported in mid-February 2026 that Corey Lewandowski, an adviser to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, told a Coast Guard pilot he was fired mid-flight after the pilot declined to turn the aircraft...

July 1, 2025 · Foreign Policy, War & National Security

Well supported

Pentagon Halts Patriot Missiles and Artillery for Ukraine, Then Trump Reverses It a Week Later

On July 1, 2025, the Pentagon paused deliveries of some already-approved munitions to Ukraine, including Patriot air-defense interceptors, precision artillery rounds and missiles for Ukraine's F-16s. Reporting attributed...