Alexandra Gutierrez

The 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), a once-every-four-years report to Congress on the military’s defense planning, was leaked over the weekend in advance of its official release this morning. Congress instituted the QDR in 1996 — mandating the Department of Defense to regularly review national security threats and military objectives — after the end of […]

A candlelight vigil is held for Dr. George Tiller on June 6, 2009, in Austin, Texas. Today, a Kansas jury found Scott Roeder guilty of his murder. (Flickr/Heather Busby)

Tonight, Barack Obama delivers his first real, truly official State of the Union speech. Among the topics to be addressed? Tax credits, health care, and Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Oh, and of course, the spending freeze. Tim‘s got some excerpts from the speech here. Follow along with the Prospect staff, and watch the speech streaming […]

An installation by Menasle Kadishman at the Jewish Museum in Berlin, Germany. Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. (Flickr/Clav)

Today, a French panel recommended that the burqa be outlawed in public buildings, bring the country closer to a ban on the veil. (Flickr/Diego Cupolo)

Judging by progress made this week, it looks increasingly like Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell could be repealed this year as part of the defense authorization bill. On Tuesday, Sam Stein reported that White House officials and Democratic members of Congress are already drumming up support for legislation that would allow gays and lesbians to serve […]

According to Haiti’s prime minister, Jean-Max Bellerive, hundreds of thousands may be dead as a result of an earthquake centered just outside Port-au-Prince. (Flickr/Globovision)

The Supreme Court, ca. 1943 (Flickr/Library of Congress)

(Flickr/Greg Foster) Eight years ago today, the first detainees arrived at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay. Barack Obama has repeatedly committed to closing the detention facility, which now holds approximately 200 prisoners.