Davis Winkie
@davis_winkie
White House, nukes & natsec for @USATODAY || priors: @ArmyTimes, @CNN || 2025 Gerald Ford Prize for defense reporting || part-time Nat Guard guy || Views mine
Want to talk nukes? I’m all ears about everything from the NNSA to triad modernization. You can reach me on Signal: winkie.11 — nothing you say will go into print until we mutually agree on how to describe (or anonymize) you.
Good story about the Army's direct commissions for tech/AI executives from @CybeleMO. In it: the revelation that these guys aren't even working on problems in their domain of expertise due to conflict of interest concerns. usatoday.com/story/news/pol…
New: Roughly 2,000 National Guardsmen expected to soon be put on Title 32 status across as many as 20 states to help ICE at detention facilities, putting them under governors' control & in a status not subject to Posse Comitatus Act From me + @priscialva cnn.com/2025/07/22/pol…
Northrop and the Air Force have reached an agreement to restructure the Sentinel program, CEO Kathy Warden says. Work is now continuing on "most aspects" of the command and launch part of the program, she said, which had been halted
Nobel laureates are pleading for diplomacy to prevent nuclear war. I discuss on @USATODAY’s The Excerpt podcast. art19.com/shows/5-things…
Microsoft has hired engineers from China to maintain DOD computer systems with minimal supervision. Incredible story by @Renee_Dudley @ProPublica propublica.org/article/micros…
Thoughtful discussion of accountability reporting and its timing from three of the best Texas journalists I know ~~
What is the role of the media in holding elected officials accountable after an event like the tragic 4th of July flooding? We dove into this with reporters @eklib and @lmcgaughy on @TXCapTonight @SpectrumNews1TX
Two top-notch reporters on the move!
📢 @TaraCopp and @noahjrobertson join The Post’s National Security desk. Read more about their hires: washingtonpost.com/pr/2025/07/10/…
Excellent read on the Tim Kennedy stolen valor affair from @kelsbbaker businessinsider.com/a-top-military…
As a writer you sometimes have to sit back and marvel — with a bit of jealousy, I’ll admit — at someone else’s work. Y’all simply must read @andersen’s dive into the RoK and Japan’s nuclear flirtations as the hibakusha generation enters its twilight. theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…
Pentagon budget season 🥲 (hard truth courtesy of @JenJudson)
Truck carrying tank after Army's 250th birthday parade kills pedestrian in DC usatoday.com/story/news/pol… by @davis_winkie @usatoday
NEW: A sad coda to the Army's 250th birthday parade — A truck carrying an M1 Abrams tank to the railyard in Maryland struck and killed a pedestrian last night in DC on New York Avenue. usatoday.com/story/news/pol…
Governors aren't on same page about using National Guard for 'No Kings' protests usatoday.com/story/news/pol… by @sarahdwire @zacjanderson & @davis_winkie @usatoday
Trump says he's restoring the names of military bases that honored Confederate soldiers usatoday.com/story/news/pol… by @fran_chambers @joeygarrison & @davis_winkie @usatoday
ARMY MUSEUMS TO CONSOLIDATE AND CLOSE FACILITIES In support of Army transformation and a focus on directing resources toward readiness and lethality, CMH has begun a consolidation and reduction of Army museums, a process that will continue through Fiscal Year 2029.
Announcing the 2024 Gerald R. Ford Journalism Prize winners: - @AnnieLinskey (@WSJ ) – Presidency - @davis_winkie (@MilitaryTimes) – National Defense - @noahjrobertson (@defense_news) – Hon. Mention, National Defense Congrats! Your work speaks for itself.…
Love Brewhouse, what a cool segment to see
At the Brewhouse Cafe in Atlanta, soccer fans pack the bar to watch matches no matter the time. @SkylerHenry visited the bar that's been named the best for soccer in the U.S. to see what the buzz is all about.
