Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth wrapped up his first official visit to the Asia on Sunday by offering reassurances to Japan that President Trump wants a stronger military alliance in the region to deter an increasingly assertive China. Following an 85-minute meeting in Tokyo with his Japanese counterpart, Mr. Hegseth said the Trump administration would … Read more
The war in Ukraine is at an inflection point, with President Trump seeking rapprochement with the Russian leader, Vladimir V. Putin, and pressing for an end to the fighting. But for nearly three years before Mr. Trump’s return to power, the United States and Ukraine were joined in an extraordinary partnership of intelligence, strategy, planning … Read more
For much of this week, President Trump was consumed by a single question. What should he do about his national security adviser, Michael Waltz? “Should I fire him?” he asked aides and allies as the fallout continued over the stunning leak of a Signal group chat set up by Mr. Waltz, who had inadvertently added … Read more
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating an incident in which four U.S. Air Force jets came close to a Delta Air Lines plane that was taking off from Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington on Friday, prompting air traffic controllers to direct the planes to safe distances. At about 3:15 p.m., Delta Flight 2983 was … Read more
The White House has spent the week trying to downplay the revelation that top national security officials discussed plans for U.S. strikes in Yemen on Houthi militants over Signal, a commercial messaging app. In a stunning breach of national security, the Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, disclosed specific operational details before the attacks in the group … Read more
President Trump has been less than subtle in his insistence that the United States will “get” Greenland one way or another, reiterating on Friday that the United States cannot “live without it.” By the time he uttered those words in Oval Office, the highest-level American political expeditionary force ever to step foot on the vast … Read more
Vice President JD Vance and other top U.S. officials arrived on Friday in Greenland, where locals have expressed deep unease about the visit after President Trump vowed to acquire the island “one way or the other.” Mr. Vance is being joined on the one-day trip by Usha Vance, his wife; Chris Wright, the energy secretary; … Read more
The president of Lithuania on Friday visited swampland near his country’s border with Belarus, saying he was “hoping for a miracle” as military and civilian rescue crews worked frantically to extract a heavy United States Army vehicle carrying four American soldiers that disappeared in the waterlogged forest area on Tuesday. The American vehicle, an M88 … Read more
Vice President JD Vance and other top U.S. officials are scheduled to arrive on Friday in Greenland, where locals have expressed deep unease about the visit after President Trump vowed to acquire the island “one way or the other.” Mr. Vance is being joined on the one-day trip by Usha Vance, his wife; Chris Wright, … Read more
As far as the Trump administration is concerned, there are government secrets and then there are government secrets. Details sought by a federal court about a military flight of immigrants that landed many days ago with video cameras recording its arrival? Sorry, judge, too secret to reveal, even now long after the fact. Details about … Read more