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Trump Is Racing to Redefine ‘America First’ in a Time of War

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10 April 2026 at 21:54
By: Anton Troianovski
Washington has been debating the thrust of Mr. Trump’s foreign policy for more than a decade, with the only consensus being that “America First” means whatever the president says it does.

President Trump holding a “Make America Great Again” hat on his way to his golf club in Miami last year.

Wild Ultimatums and ‘Bombing Our Little Hearts Out’: A Portrait of Trump at War

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28 March 2026 at 16:03
By: Erica L. Green
President Trump has vacillated between boasting about U.S. military superiority and deep frustration that his war of choice is not always having the desired effects.

The president’s allies have always said that his unpredictability is his superpower, and that it keeps his enemies guessing.

How Talks Between Anthropic and the Defense Dept. Fell Apart

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1 March 2026 at 20:47
By: Sheera Frenkel， Cade Metz and Julian E. Barnes
The Pentagon and Anthropic were close to agreeing on the use of artificial intelligence. But strong personalities, mutual dislike and a rival company unraveled a deal.

In January, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth published a memo calling on A.I. to be widely integrated across the military and for A.I. companies to offer their technology without restrictions.

U.S. Kills 2 in Strike in Pacific, as Trump Pressures Venezuela

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30 December 2025 at 07:00
By: Eric Schmitt
The attack was the 30th announced by the U.S. military since early September. It came days after President Trump said the U.S. had struck a coastal site related to drugs and Venezuela.

The strike, conducted at the direction of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, had targeted a boat sailing along a “known narco-trafficking route” in the eastern Pacific.

For Hegseth, There Is One Boat Strike He Doesn’t Want the Public to See

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18 December 2025 at 01:11
By: David E. Sanger
The Pentagon has released plenty of video clips that show American missiles blowing boats suspected of carrying drugs out of the water. But the “double tap” strike on Sept. 2 is being kept under wraps.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth briefed senators on Tuesday.

Pentagon Relaxes Press Access Rules

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7 October 2025 at 02:20
By: Erik Wemple
Under new guidelines, journalists will not need approval from the Defense Department before publishing articles containing information not officially released.

Pentagon reporters have had access to the building’s corridors for decades.

Trump Gave Partisan Speech to Navy Troops, as He Deployed Troops to U.S. Cities

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6 October 2025 at 19:46
By: Shawn McCreesh
President Trump’s attempts to politicize the military have become more overt as he makes the case for having troops at his disposal in American cities.

President Trump visiting sailors aboard the U.S.S. George H.W. Bush off the coast of Norfolk, Va., on Sunday.

What Women Heard in Hegseth’s Remarks About Physical Standards

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2 October 2025 at 23:27
By: John Ismay
The defense secretary raised the issue suggesting women were getting into combat not because they met high standards, but because they were given a pass.

A training event known as “the gauntlet” at the Citadel, the South Carolina military academy, in 2019.

Veterans See Costs and Risks in Hegseth’s Military Rewind to 1990

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2 October 2025 at 21:12
By: Dave Philipps
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has identified real problems, veteran officers say, but by looking back 35 years for policy cues, he risks hurting, not helping, military readiness.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gathered nearly all of the nation’s generals and admirals at Quantico, Va., on Tuesday to hear his vision for the military.

Pete Hegseth, Trump and an Era of Military Impunity

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1 October 2025 at 19:28
By: Matthieu Aikins and Victor J. Blue
Pete Hegseth’s advocacy for service members accused of war crimes, and Trump’s pardons of them, have helped usher in an era of military aggression and disregard for the rule of law.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at Fort Bragg in May.

The Army Was the Only Life She Knew. Trump’s Trans Ban Cast Her Out.

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16 June 2025 at 11:05
By: Greg Jaffe
Maj. Erica Vandal’s superiors called her “a superb officer.” The president said transgender soldiers like her lack the “honesty,” “humility” and “integrity” to serve.

With Latest Missteps, Veneer of Discipline in 2nd Trump Term Falls Away

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22 April 2025 at 00:57
By: Luke Broadwater
The mistakes, miscommunications and flip-flops are piling up after an early run defined by a flood of major policy changes that were rolled out at breakneck speed.

President Trump at the White House this month.

Hegseth Orders Pentagon to Draw Up Plans for Budget Cuts

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20 February 2025 at 12:54
By: Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt
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.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a visit to the U.S.-Mexico border this month. He named military operations at the border as an exception to the proposed cuts.

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