Free Beacon Natalie Johnson

Natalie Johnson is a staff writer at the Washington Free Beacon. Prior to joining the Free Beacon, she was a news reporter at the Daily Signal. Johnson’s work has been featured in outlets such as Newsweek, Fox News and Drudge Report. She graduated from James Madison University in 2015 with a B.A. in political science and journalism. She can be reached at johnson@freebeacon.com. Her twitter handle is @nataliejohnsonn.


U.S. Army

Army Short $7 to $9 Billion Needed to Modernize Force

Several of its capabilities outmatched by Russia in recent years

Smoke billows out from Raqa following a coalition air strike on July 28

ISIS Posting Syrian Children Outside of Car Bomb Factories to Prevent U.S. Airstrikes

U.S. military has seen video of militants ordering young kids to stand outside of several known weapons factories around Raqqa

Iraqis ride a cart in western Mosul's old city

Iraqis Returning Home to Mosul Encounter Explosives Left Behind by ISIS

Terror group wired IEDs into household appliances to target civilians

House Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul

Threat of Homegrown Extremism Grew Modestly in Past Three Months

U.S. has detected one homegrown incident since toppling ISIS in Mosul last month

ISIS flag

Report: Teenagers Partook in a Quarter of All Terrorist Plots Across Europe

Heritage Foundation cites ISIS's social media savvy in recruiting young people

Special agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement question a man while his vehicle is searched

ICE Agent Wounded in 2011 Cartel Ambush Will Revive Litigation Against U.S. Government

Victor Avila targeting federal officials who oversaw Fast and Furious operation

U.S. Army Gen. Mark A. Milley

Army Chief of Staff Cautions 'Time is Running Out' on North Korea

General Mark Milley: Pyongyang 'gets more dangerous as the weeks go by'