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TOP NEWS
Voting begins in the New Hampshire primary. Check live updates here.
For decades, CIA read encrypted communications of allies and adversaries. The CIA in partnership with West German intelligence was the secret owner of a Swiss company that supplied more than 120 countries from Iran to the Vatican with encryption machines.
A judge approved the merger of Sprint and T-Mobile, altering the landscape of the U.S. wireless market.
U.S. Justice Department sues two sanctuary cities.
Four members of China’s military were indicted over massive Equifax breach.
THE ELECTION
Sanders is positioned for a back-to-back win in New Hampshire but Dems aren’t ready to back him
Buttigieg’s military service under a microscope
THE COMMENT
“Mr. Buttigieg’s stint in the Navy isn’t as impressive as he makes it out to be. His 2019 memoir is called “Shortest Way Home,” an apt description of his military service. He entered the military through a little-used shortcut: direct commission in the reserves. The usual route to an officer’s commission includes four years at Annapolis or another military academy or months of intense training at Officer Candidate School. ROTC programs send prospective officers to far-flung summer training programs and require military drills during the academic year. Mr. Buttigieg skipped all that—no obstacle courses, no weapons training, no evaluation of his ability or willingness to lead. Paperwork, a health exam and a background check were all it took to make him a naval officer.” - Greg Kelly and Katie Horgan
THE STRANGEST
THE AV ROOM