Trump Promised Proof of Election Tampering. His Document Release Fell Far Short.

By: David E. Sanger and Dustin Volz — 17 July 2026 at 10:32

In the end, the documentary evidence that President Trump claimed would prove his case appeared bound to disappoint those who expected bombshell revelations.

President Donald Trump points to attendees after delivering an address to the nation from the East Room on Thursday night.

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Takeaways From Trump’s Speech Claiming Election Vulnerabilities and China Interference

By: Julian E. Barnes and Maggie Haberman — 17 July 2026 at 08:12

Documents released by the Trump administration to support the president’s claims did not back up his most aggressive statements.

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White House Directed Patel to Oversee Investigation Involving Times Reporting

By: Devlin Barrett， Glenn Thrush and Maggie Haberman — 11 July 2026 at 20:51

The F.B.I. director spent about eight hours at the White House Friday focused on the effort, which led to the subpoenaing of several Times reporters who wrote about the security of Air Force One.

Kash Patel’s role in the leak investigation reflects a further dismantling of the wall that had separated the White House and the F.B.I.

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Pentagon Can Temporarily Require Escorts for Journalists

By: Erik Wemple — 27 April 2026 at 23:16

An appeals panel ruled that the Defense Department can require escorts for reporters in the building while it fights an earlier decision that overturned many of the department’s press rules.

An aerial view of the Pentagon, the headquarters building of the United States Department of Defense.

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How Talks Between Anthropic and the Defense Dept. Fell Apart

By: Sheera Frenkel， Cade Metz and Julian E. Barnes — 1 March 2026 at 20:47

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.

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In New Assessment, C.I.A. Chief Says U.S. Strikes ‘Severely Damaged’ Iranian Program

By: Julian E. Barnes， Mark Mazzetti and Maggie Haberman — 26 June 2025 at 01:57

The administration suggested an initial report of less-severe damage was already outdated as the president continued to defend his assertion that key facilities had been “obliterated,” though no intelligence official has yet directly echoed his view.

A uranium conversion facility in Isfahan, Iran, in 2004.

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Julian Assange, WikiLeaks Founder, Agrees to Plead Guilty in Deal With U.S.

By: Glenn Thrush and Megan Specia — 25 June 2024 at 06:35

Barring last-minute snags, the deal would bring to an end a prolonged battle that began after the WikiLeaks founder became alternately celebrated and reviled for revealing state secrets in the 2010s.

A still image from a video posted by Wikileaks showed Julian Assange boarding a plane at London Stansted Airport on Monday.

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Trump Said to Have Revealed Nuclear Submarine Secrets to Australian Businessman

By: Alan Feuer， Ben Protess， Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan — 5 October 2023 at 23:43

Soon after leaving office, the former president shared sensitive information about American submarines with a billionaire member of Mar-a-Lago, according to people familiar with the matter.

President Donald J. Trump appeared with Anthony Pratt, the Pratt Industries owner, and Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia, right, during a company tour in Wapakoneta, Ohio, in 2019.