President-elect Donald Trump wasted no time in announcing selections for key positions related to immigration and border security, quickly announcing a border czar and Homeland Security secretary, but who else could be appointed to the remaining positions? Trump announced that Tom Homan will serve as “border czar,” overseeing deportations and border security, while South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem was announced as his nominee to lead the Department of...

Military suicides ticked up once again last year, following a dark long-term trend where the Pentagon has struggled to make meaningful progress.  Overall, there were 523 reported suicides in 2023, the most recent data available, up from 493 in 2022. The number of active-duty troops who died by suicide increased to 363 from 331 the previous year, up 12%.  Suicide is by far the biggest killer of service...