It Is Happening Every Day, Every Where
Nearly three weeks into a war that polls show is unpopular, top Republicans have yet to call administration officials to testify about it, arguing that hearings would put divisions on display.
President Trump presided over a Congo-Rwanda peace deal on the same day his administration was being questioned about potential war crimes.
President Trump and his defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, have been reshaping the way the U.S. military works. David Sanger, who covers the White House and national security for The New York Times, explains how Trump has been using the military lately.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth faced a room of hundreds of generals and admirals whom he had summoned from across the globe, and made his case for shaking up a force that he said had gone soft and “woke.” Greg Jaffe, the Pentagon reporter for The New York Times, discusses Hegseth’s speech.
A testy exchange between a senator who strongly supports Ukraine aid and the defense secretary revealed a deepening split among G.O.P. officials on the war.
President Trump’s decision to send troops into an American city comes just days before a rare military display in the nation’s capital.
The defense secretary also suggested in his testimony to a House panel that the use of the National Guard for homeland defense would expand under President Trump.
The move is the latest denunciation by the Trump administration against anything related to diversity, equity and inclusion.
It has been 120 days since the last drawdown of weapons from Pentagon stockpiles was announced, outstripping Speaker Mike Johnson’s hold on Ukraine aid more than a year ago.
A Jan. 29 order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth led to canceled classes, book bans and an argument about American greatness.