What Women Heard in Hegseth’s Remarks About Physical Standards

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.

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American Soldiers in American Cities

Our Pentagon reporter explains how President Trump has tapped into a fear that resonates in many places around the world.

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

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.

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Trump ‘Determined’ the U.S. Is Now in a War With Drug Cartels, Congress Is Told

A notice calls the people the U.S. military recently killed on suspicion of drug smuggling in the Caribbean Sea “unlawful combatants.”

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‘Dangerous Cities,’ the Military, Trump and the Founding Fathers

The U.S. armed services have long sought to preserve the tradition of a nonpartisan military.

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Drones, Helicopters, Hundreds of Arrests: Trump’s Immigration Crackdown in Chicago So Far

The administration announced a federal operation in the Chicago area more than three weeks ago. Agents have appeared along downtown streets, and National Guard troops are expected.

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Release of Democrat’s Naval Record Scrambles a Tight Governor’s Race

In the New Jersey governor’s race, Mikie Sherrill, the Democrat, is locked in a bitter battle with Jack Ciattarelli, the Republican, over the release of records tied to her military service.

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Trump Gave the Military’s Brass a Rehashed Speech. Until Minute 44.

On an almost daily basis, thousands of words pour forth from the president’s mouth. Sometimes, he tucks in a wildly revealing insight about the direction he is taking the country.

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Are You Quitting the Military? We Want to Hear From You.

The New York Times is looking for generals and admirals who are quitting the military following an address from the defense secretary.

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5 Takeaways From Trump’s Address to Top Military Leaders

The president leveraged the meeting as his chance to trumpet his domestic and foreign policy moves.

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