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The national security threats behind today's headlines, decoded for citizens who need to understand what's coming and what they can do about it.

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Washington Just Borrowed Past $40 Trillion. Here Is Your Bill.

The debt crossed the mark Wednesday, months ahead of schedule. The government is not the one who pays it down. You are, on your mortgage, your Social Security check, and your kid’s student loan.

The Missile Shortage That Could Hand China Taiwan

Half of America's Patriot and THAAD interceptors are gone after seven weeks fighting Iran — and Taiwan's chip supply sits behind what's left.

THE BORN PERSONHOOD TEST

The argument over when life deserves protection now meets a harder test: what government owes after birth.

IF THIS WERE ONLY ABOUT ABORTION, WOULD THE LAWS STOP THERE?

Three explanations compete to explain the post-Dobbs expansion. The evidence does not support them equally.

WHEN PREGNANCY ENDS YOUR RIGHT TO SAY NO

After Dobbs, fetal personhood is moving the fight beyond abortion—and into forced surgery, miscarriage prosecution, IVF, and the legal power of the state over a pregnant woman’s body.

Insurers Just Filed for a Second Straight Year of Double-Digit ACA Premium Hikes

State regulators are reviewing a median 14 percent rate increase for 2027, on top of premium payments that already jumped an average of 58 percent this year.

200 Nebraskans Lost Medicaid Last Saturday. Up to 8.6 Million Americans Could Be Next.

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The White House Just Made Itself the Only Judge of Who’s Born American

Six days after the Supreme Court struck down his first birthright citizenship order, Trump signed two E.O.'s letting State Department and Homeland Security officials decide who counts.

Trump Didn’t Ban Your Kid’s Vaccines. He Multiplied the Appointments to Finish Them.

The executive order signed Monday cuts the universal childhood vaccine list from 18 diseases to 11 and pushes toward splitting the MMR shot into three separate visits.

The Back-to-School Tax Nobody Voted For: Tariffs Are Adding Up to $900 to Every Household’s Bill This Year

New economic analysis shows tariffs are functioning as a hidden consumption tax, hitting hardest on the exact categories, electronics, clothing, and school supplies, that families are buying right now

9.5 Million Americans Are Now in Default. The Government Paused Collection. The Pause Has a Deadline.

A new federal analysis shows student loan defaults hit an all-time record this year after the administration killed the cheapest repayment plan.