Hegseth Orders 20 Percent Cut in Military’s Senior Ranks
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has already fired a raft of military leaders, many of them women and people of color, including the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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Guantánamo Migrant Operation Has Held Fewer Than 500 Detainees, and None in Tents
The three-month-old operation never expanded to fulfill President Trump’s vision of housing 30,000 at the offshore U.S. base.
Trump Battles Universities, but Especially Harvard and the Ivy League
Beyond the politics is a brew of resentment and reverence that the president, an Ivy League graduate himself, has long harbored for a club that has never accepted him.
100 Days of Trump Style
In this administration, looking the part is crucial to playing the part.
Hegseth Cuts Program Encouraging Women to Take Roles in National Security
The defense secretary said the Women, Peace and Security program distracted from the core task of “war-fighting” and that the Pentagon would no longer participate in it.
Republicans Freeze House Efforts to Compel Information From Trump
G.O.P. leaders used a procedural maneuver to close off an avenue for House members to demand answers from the Trump administration, including on the defense secretary’s use of Signal.
Fact-Checking Trump’s False Claims in His First 100 Days in Office
The president’s dizzying efforts to reconfigure the global economy, reshape the federal government and restrict immigration have been undergirded by a nonstop distortion of facts.
U.S. Military Says Its Air Campaign Has Hit More Than 800 Targets in Yemen
President Trump ordered a start to the strikes against the Houthis on March 15. Congressional officials say the campaign has cost well over $1 billion.
Hegseth’s Personal Phone Use Created Vulnerabilities, Analysts Say
The phone number used in the Signal chat could also be found in a variety of places, including on social media and a fantasy sports site.
How the U.S. Naval Academy Is Bending the Knee to Trump
Even before the presidential election, the school began preparing for Donald Trump’s potential return to power. Now faculty members are resigning in protest.