United States Defense and Military Forces

Trump Fires Joint Chiefs Chairman Amid Turmoil at Pentagon

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The decision to fire Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. reflects the president’s insistence that the military’s leadership is too mired in diversity issues and has lost sight of its combat role.

Trump Plans to Use Military Sites Across the Country to Detain Undocumented Immigrants

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The move would be a drastic escalation by the White House to militarize immigration enforcement.

Europe’s New Reality: Trump May Not Quit NATO, but He’s Already Undercutting It

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European officials knew the president’s win would threaten the fundamental precepts of the post-World War II order. But the speed at which it is unraveling has created a crisis of enormous proportions.

Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Draw Up Plans for Cuts

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The defense secretary has told senior leaders to prepare to trim 8 percent from the budget over each of the next five years, officials said.

What We Know About the Secretive Migrant Mission at Guantánamo Bay

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The Trump administration has said little about the Venezuelan men who were transferred from Texas to the U.S. military base in Cuba.

C.I.A. Expands Secret Drone Flights Over Mexico

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The covert program, begun during the Biden administration and stepped up by President Trump, is hunting for the location of fentanyl labs.

Family Files Claims Against U.S. for Washington Plane Crash

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The filings over the collision of an American Airlines plane and an Army helicopter last month appear to be the first such claim and signal the start of a long legal fight.