If Dan Coats Leaves, Trump Might Just Pick This Far-Right Islam Critic to Take Over
National security adviser John Bolton (left) walks with Dan Coats (center), the director of national intelligence. President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to replace Coats with one of Bolton’s closest aides. Mark Wilson/Getty President Donald Trump is reportedly planning a shakeup of his national security team. The news site Axios reported Friday that Trump is…
Pentagon Guidance to Troops in Trump’s July 4th Event: Say I Love My Tank
AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin Tanks are rolling into Washington, DC, tomorrow for Donald Trump’s “Salute to America,” a revised version of the city’s annual Fourth of July celebration that the president promises will be the “show of a lifetime.” It will be a full-on military display, which—in addition to the tanks—includes “multiple flyovers,” military music, a…
Trump Confronts Iran—Without Allies, a Defense Secretary, or a Coherent Policy
Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Early Thursday morning, the United States military accused Iran of an “unprovoked attack” on a Navy drone flying over international waters, spurring President Donald Trump to tweet that the Islamic Republic had “made a very big mistake.” Iran’s Revolutionary Guard acknowledged the attack but said the drone had been positioned over Iran, an…
Trump’s Choice to Lead Pentagon Withdraws Amid Reports of Violent Family Turmoil
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Patrick Shanahan, President Donald Trump’s acting secretary of Defense, withdrew himself from the nomination process for the permanent job Tuesday—a decision that coincided with media reports about alleged domestic violence incidents involving his ex-wife and son. Trump announced the move on Twitter and said Shanahan would “devote more time to his family.” Acting…
Space Force Yes! Baby Nukes No! What Congress Is Sticking in the Pentagon Budget.
Evan Vucci/Associated Press Congress completed its most significant step toward funding the Pentagon for the next year—and it only took close to 21 hours. By 6:53 a.m. this morning, when House Armed Services Committee Chair Adam Smith (D-Wash.) gaveled his panel out of session, members had resurrected President Trump’s beloved Space Force, blocked the Pentagon…
Trump’s Second Veto Keeps America Involved in Yemen’s Bloody Civil War
President Donald Trump at the White House on April 15.Andrew Harnik/AP Despite President Donald Trump’s vocal opposition to America’s longstanding wars—”great nations do not fight endless wars,” he said in his State of the Union in February—yesterday he vetoed bipartisan legislation that would have ended US support for the Saudi Arabia-led war in Yemen, a…