Another Top General Is Out at the Pentagon
C. D. Donahue, the last American soldier to leave Afghanistan, is the latest in a long line of military departures.
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J. D. Vance’s AI Doctrine
The vice president is making a case that is part Silicon Valley, part MAGA.
The Pentagon Might Win the Lottery
But even $1.5 trillion won’t solve its problems.
Trump in Defeat
The president went to war triumphant and will likely leave greatly weakened.
The Doha Connection
Trump’s off-ramp from war with Iran runs through Qatar.
The U.S. Had No Choice but Diplomacy—Yet Again
The new pact between the U.S. and Iran seeks to rewind the clock to the day before the war.
The U.S. and Iran Might Actually Have a Deal
The two sides say they are close to an agreement to end a war that has left everyone badly bruised.
What Is the Democrats’ Answer to ‘America First’?
The party wants to do things differently than Trump and better than Biden.
Being Black in Pete Hegseth’s Military
The secretary of defense is sending the message that Black service members are not welcome.
What’s Eating ‘Putin’s Brain’?
Even Russia’s leading warmonger has run out of ways to justify the Ukraine invasion.