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After President’s Capture, U.S. and Venezuela Explore Restoring Diplomatic Ties

By: Annie Correal
The move embodied the contradictions and fast-changing nature of the two countries’ relationship.

The United States Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, in 2019.

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With Missile Strike on Ukraine, Putin Delivers a Warning to Europe

By: Valerie Hopkins
A nuclear-capable missile fired into Ukraine near Poland sent a message to Europe days after its leaders agreed to postwar security guarantees, Russian analysts said.

Damage to an apartment building in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, after a strike on Friday.

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Oil Tanker Fleeing the Coast Guard Now Listed in Russian Ship Database

By: Christiaan Triebert and Nicholas Nehamas
The listing could make it more challenging for U.S. forces to board the ship, which an arm of the Kremlin’s maritime authority says is now flying the Russian flag.

A U.S. military helicopter flying over the Panama-flagged Centuries, which was intercepted in the Caribbean Sea. American officials have suggested that they intend to seize another ship, Bella 1, which they are currently tracking.

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The 2025 Politics Yearbook: Most Likely to Be Extreme and Chaotic

By: Michelle Cottle
How much more chaotic could a second Trump term be? 2025 did not disappoint.

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

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.

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U.S. Government Admits Liability in Deadly D.C.-Area Air Collision

By: Chris Cameron
A federal court filing says the Army crew piloting a Black Hawk helicopter could have avoided the nighttime accident in January if it had been able to see and avoid a commercial jet.

A crane lifting a piece of the wreckage of an American Airlines jet from the Potomac River in February.

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Venezuelan Navy Escorts Vessels in Defiance of Trump’s Blockade Threat

By: Edward Wong, Anatoly Kurmanaev and Eric Schmitt
Pentagon officials, surprised by President Trump’s orders, scrambled to work out a plan to halt sanctioned tankers as Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s leader, vowed resistance.

An oil tanker anchored near the Cardón Refinery in Punto Fijo, Venezuela, in 2021.

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

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.

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The Man Who Rules the Country Presides Over Nothing

By: Jamelle Bouie
Why are the Supreme Court and Congress conspiring to give him more power?

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Trump Has Put the Military in an Impossible Situation

By: David French
Who should take responsibility for the president’s undeclared war in the Caribbean?

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Lessons From a Long War

By: Bret Stephens
The only viable path to a Palestinian state is an end to the fantasy of Israel’s destruction.

A woman ran for shelter after a rocket warning in Ashkelon, Israel, on Oct. 7, 2023.

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Pentagon Relaxes Press Access Rules

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.

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Israel and Hamas Meet in Egypt to Discuss Gaza Peace Plan

By: Ephrat Livni
As Israelis brace for a day of mourning and commemoration, negotiators for Israel and Hamas met with mediators in Egypt to hash out an end to the war.

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

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.

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Judge Blocks Trump’s Deployment of National Guard in Portland, Ore.

By: Anna Griffin
A federal judge appointed by President Trump issued a temporary restraining order, siding for now with Oregon and Portland lawyers who called federalizing the guard a presidential overreach.

Department of Homeland Security agents, police officers and U.S. Border Patrol Agents stand guard at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore., on Thursday.

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Push for Military Coverage of I.V.F. Faces Challenge in Congress

By: Megan Mineiro and Caroline Kitchener
A proposal to expand the Defense Department’s health care plan to include in vitro fertilization is moving through Congress but could die behind closed doors, again.

Chandler, a military spouse, recently got pregnant through in vitro fertilization, but had to shoulder high out-of-pocket costs because it was not covered through the Defense Department’s insurance plan.

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Amid the Gaza War, Israel Is More Divided and Isolated Than Ever

The longest war of an endless Israeli-Palestinian conflict has come to challenge Israel’s own image and understanding of itself.

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What Women Heard in Hegseth’s Remarks About Physical Standards

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.

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

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.

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