Isaac Stanley-Becker

3 weeks ago | theatlantic.com | Isaac Stanley-Becker |Jonathan Lemire

As senior officials deny wrongdoing, rank-and-file national-security personnel worry about the dangers if no one is held accountable.

3 weeks ago | dianerehm.org | Isaac Stanley-Becker

The pressure campaigns of the Trump administration are beginning to bear fruit. Last week saw two major institutions acquiesce to the president’s demands after actions taken by the White House threatened to undermine their budgets, workforce and, in some cases, ability to perform core business. The first was Paul Weiss, a major law firm that some accuse of trading pro bono work on behalf of Trump causes to maintain business ties to federal agencies.

3 weeks ago | theatlantic.com | Isaac Stanley-Becker |Jonathan Lemire

In the telling of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, he was only executing his duties when he shared plans about a forthcoming attack on Yemen in an unclassified group chat on the Signal messaging app. “My job,” he told reporters during a swing through Hawaii, “is to provide updates in real time.”The implication: Nothing to see here.

1 month ago | theatlantic.com | Isaac Stanley-Becker

Last week, when the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison cut a deal with President Donald Trump to break free from an executive order that could have ruined its business, the powerhouse firm framed the concessions as a mere reaffirmation of its principles.

1 month ago | theatlantic.com | Isaac Stanley-Becker

On January 29, American Airlines Flight 5342 collided with a U.S. Army helicopter near Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport, killing 67 people, in the deadliest U.S. air disaster in recent history. That alone would have been a crisis for the Federal Aviation Administration, the agency charged with ensuring the safety of air passengers.