A presidential riff about appointing UFC boss Dana White collides with a Pentagon memo and a wary press corps, shining a spotlight on how personality-driven staffing risks markets, alliances, and credibility.

Is a defense secretary playing with extremist rhetoric? experts warn the optics risk amplifying fringe networks, inviting foreign trolling, and undermining trust ahead of elections.

As midterm results roll in, a live confrontation prompts questions about accountability and who truly controls the conservative media megaphone.

A boast exposes gaps between rhetoric and reality, raising questions about accountability, the danger of treating war history as branding, and the risk to democratic understanding.

Trump’s claim exposes dangerous casualness about war, prompting questions of legality, accountability, and the risks for allies and public memory.

Trump touts cognitive tests as proof of intellect, but experts say such screens measure screening, not iq, prompting questions about transparency and health disclosures in campaigns

CNN's trump body-comment montage triggers a firestorm, raising questions about legality, accountability, and the ethics of framing a candidate's sexuality.

Raising alarms about legality, accountability, and the risks of religious targeting as a campaign tactic in a polarized nation.