Retired NSA director won lucrative consulting deals with Saudis, Japan

Retired Army Gen. Keith Alexander won federal approval to serve as $700,000 cyberwarfare adviser to Saudi Arabia after 2018 death of Jamal Khashoggi

Retired U.S. generals, admirals take top jobs with Saudi crown prince

Hundreds of veterans have taken lucrative foreign jobs that U.S. officials approved – but fought to keep secret.

Retired Navy Admiral and Business Executives Arrested for Bribery

A retired Navy Admiral and two business executives were arrested today on criminal charges related to their roles in a bribery scheme that involved a U.S. government contract.

‘Fat Leonard,’ set to finally be sentenced in long-running Navy bribery scheme, is on the lam

The military contractor known as “Fat Leonard,” the mastermind behind the worst public corruption scandal in U.S. Navy history who was three weeks away from being sentenced in the case, is on the...

Retired U.S. generals, admirals take top jobs with Saudi crown prince

Hundreds of veterans have taken lucrative foreign jobs that U.S. officials approved – but fought to keep secret.

Fearing scandal, Air Force blocked generals’ foreign consulting deals

The two generals oversaw key U.S. supply routes through Azerbaijan and later negotiated deals there to earn as much as $5,000 a day in retirement.

‘Fat Leonard,' Fugitive in Navy Bribery Case, Arrested in Venezuela Day Before Scheduled Sentencing

Leonard Glenn Francis, better known as “Fat Leonard,” a defense contractor who disappeared weeks before he was set to be sentenced for one of the largest bribery scandals in the nation’s military...

He served the Army in Afghanistan. He was killed driving for Lyft in D.C.

Hundreds flocked to the funeral of Nasratullah Ahmad Yar, 31, who fled Afghanistan for the United States in fear for his life.

Mattis secretly advised Arab monarch on Yemen war, records show

Retired General Jim Mattis worked for the UAE crown prince as a military adviser, but concealed that history from the public when he returned to the Pentagon

Sandy Hook families sued Alex Jones. Then he started moving money around.

Records show how Jones began transferring millions from his media company to firms that he or his family members controlled.

‘Fat Leonard’ is ailing and the feds are keeping his whereabouts a secret

Mastermind in Navy scandal was secretly hospitalized in December.

UAE relied on expertise of retired U.S. troops to beef up its military

Over the past seven years, 280 U.S. military retirees have sought federal approval to work for the United Arab Emirates — more than for any other country.

Transcript: Robert Gates, former Defense Secretary, on "Face the Nation," May 21, 2023

The following is the transcript of an interview with former Defense Secretary Robert Gates that aired on "Face the Nation" on May 21, 2023.

Frontline City’s Final Food Stand Finds a Way to Keep the Pizza Coming (Published 2022)

Despite all the shelling, and with no electricity, one snack shop is still serving the soldiers and citizens who have stayed in Bakhmut, Ukraine, a pivotal battleground in the war.

Washington Post publisher retains ties to past business ventures

William Lewis holds a stake in a start-up that has reached a deal with The Post to collaborate. The Post said the arrangement conforms with its conflict-of-interest policy.

WSJ News Exclusive | Report on Pentagon Role in Afghanistan Is Under Review

The highly classified assessment may not be released, raising questions about public accountability.

Veterans became eligible for billions. These firms saw a chance to profit.

Despite a federal law that prohibits charging veterans for help in applying for disability benefits, for-profit companies are making millions.

Police Routinely Clear Their Own

In wake of Ukraine war, U.S. and allies are hunting down Russian spies

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, U.S. and European security services have been waging a campaign to root out Russian spy networks on the continent.

Suspected leaker of top-secret Pentagon documents arrested

Officials say Jack Teixeira, a National Guard technology support staffer, is suspected of mishandling U.S. military security secrets.

UAE relied on expertise of retired U.S. troops to beef up its military

Over the past seven years, 280 U.S. military retirees have sought federal approval to work for the United Arab Emirates — more than for any other country.

UAE relied on expertise of retired U.S. troops to beef up its military

Over the past seven years, 280 U.S. military retirees have sought federal approval to work for the United Arab Emirates — more than for any other country.

Retired 3-star general suspended from Army contract after tweet that appeared to mock Jill Biden

The retired officer, Gary Volesky, responded to a tweet Jill Biden sent about abortion. "Glad to see you finally know what a woman is," he wrote.

How Fat Leonard compromised admirals in charge of Navy intelligence

Book excerpt: The Malaysian con man tempted admirals Ted “Twig” Branch and Bruce Loveless with cigars, meals and women — creating a counterintelligence disaster

UAE relied on expertise of retired U.S. troops to beef up its military

Over the past seven years, 280 U.S. military retirees have sought federal approval to work for the United Arab Emirates — more than for any other country.

Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor's staff prodded colleges and libraries to buy her books

For colleges and libraries seeking a big name for a guest lecturer, few come bigger than Sonia Sotomayor, the Supreme Court justice who rose from poverty in the Bronx to the nation’s highest court.

UAE relied on expertise of retired U.S. troops to beef up its military

Over the past seven years, 280 U.S. military retirees have sought federal approval to work for the United Arab Emirates — more than for any other country.

$730 rooms, $75 parking: Youngkin’s own report calls arena forecasts rosy

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin says the Alexandria arena project is based on sound financial assumptions and would generate enough revenue to pay off debt.

UAE relied on expertise of retired U.S. troops to beef up its military

Over the past seven years, 280 U.S. military retirees have sought federal approval to work for the United Arab Emirates — more than for any other country.

Robert Toth, L.A. Times reporter targeted by KGB, dies at 93

As Moscow bureau chief, he was arrested because of his stories about Jewish dissidents in the Soviet Union.

On a D.C. sidewalk, a race to save a Marine general’s life

Gen. Eric M. Smith collapsed in cardiac arrest while out for a run. This is the remarkable, previously untold story of how he survived.

Navy’s former second-highest-ranking officer arrested, charged with bribery

Retired four-star Adm. Robert P. Burke is accused of awarding a single-source contract in exchange for a future $500,000-a-year job.

A barista fought to unionize her Starbucks. Now she’s out of a job.

Lexi Rizzo’s Starbucks bosses called her a "great employee," but she was fired after leading the push to unionize her Buffalo store.

Fat Leonard thought he was going free. Now he’s locked up in Miami.

Leonard Francis, the U.S. fugitive and celebrated con man, thought Venezuela was giving him his freedom. Instead, he was put on a plane back to the U.S.

America’s Missed Chance in Afghanistan

Washington’s early insistence on total victory set the stage for defeat.

The ‘Fat Leonard’ scandal is now an opera, and it begins with a Gucci purse

It ain’t over till … Fat Leonard sings?Well, not quite. Malaysian defense contractor Leonard Glenn Francis, the girthy fraudster at the heart of the worst bribery and corruption scandal in U.S. Navy...

Amish country farmers say George Santos took puppies, left bad checks

One breeder recounted how the future member of Congress made off with four golden retrievers, leading to a criminal charge in 2017.

Montana GOP Senate candidate says he lied to ranger about gunshot wound in 2015

Tim Sheehy, a charismatic former Navy SEAL, has cited a gunshot wound he received in combat that he said left a bullet in his right arm as evidence of his toughness.

‘Fat Leonard’: A sordid tale of dereliction and dishonor at the Navy’s highest levels

‘Fat Leonard’ had life of leisure, relaxed security before escape, capture

On home confinement in San Diego, "Fat Leonard" Francis hired servants and undermined the security requirements aimed at keeping the mastermind of a $35 million Navy bribery scandal from fleeing,...

Jerry Jones helped transform the NFL, except when it comes to race

Decades after the segregation battles of his youth, Jerry Jones has modernized the NFL’s revenue model but hasn’t hired a Black head coach.

Frank Daniels Jr., longtime president and publisher of The News & Observer, dies

During his time, The News & Observer developed into one of the most respected and influential newspapers in the nation.