The Top Gun: Maverick Theory of Pete Hegseth
admin Like Tom Cruise in the movie, the defense secretary appears stuck in his past.
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War by Any Other Name
No classified briefings, no press conferences, no acknowledgment that the conflict with Iran is back on.
Iraq’s Man in the Middle
The country’s new prime minister is trying to navigate between Washington and Tehran.
Pete Hegseth, You Call That a Pull-Up?
Military fitness experts say the secretary of defense fails on form.
Trump Owes Americans a Better Explanation About Iran
Two more Americans have died. Meanwhile, the president’s rationale for war keeps changing.
Ukraine’s Dr. Strangelove
A rocket designer with a dubious past sets out to build a missile shield with Europe—and without America.
An Iran Agreement Honored Only in the Breach
Trump and Iran might keep talking. Or they might keep bombing. Or both.
Marco Rubio’s Disappearing Signal Chat
The State Department told a court last year that the secretary didn’t use disappearing messages. By this spring, it had…
How Lindsey Graham Persuaded Trump to Attack Iran
The senator was a GOP throwback in an age of isolationism.
The Honorable Gentleman for Ukraine
Senator Lindsey Graham made the last foreign trip of his life to a nation he never gave up on.