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Today — 1 April 2026Main stream

Forgoing Oversight of Iran War, G.O.P. Calls Hegseth to Testify on Budget

1 April 2026 at 06:25
After resisting calls for public hearings for weeks, House Republicans have called the secretary of defense to testify at a budget hearing in late April for the first time since the attacks on Iran began.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at a news conference at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on Tuesday.
Yesterday — 31 March 2026Main stream

Pentagon Weighs Using Anti-Drone Lasers Near D.C. Military Base

Sightings of drones around Fort McNair, the Army base where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio live, have prompted consideration of deploying the new technology.

© Paul Ratje for The New York Times

The LOCUST, an anti-drone laser system that has been used recently along the border with Mexico, may be deployed in Washington to help protect the military base where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio reside.

America Is Abandoning Morality

31 March 2026 at 07:41
The bombing campaign Mr. Trump is threatening in Iran could affect millions of Iranian civilians’ access to water, electricity and food.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

Before yesterdayMain stream

Xi Invites Taiwan’s Opposition Leader to Talk ‘Peace’ Ahead of Trump Summit

The planned visit by Cheng Li-wun appears designed to show Beijing’s influence and convey a benign message ahead of the summit with President Trump.

© Lam Yik Fei for The New York Times

Cheng Li-wun, leader of the Nationalist Party, at her office in Taipei, Taiwan, in November.

The U.S. Now Has Over 50,000 Troops in the Middle East

30 March 2026 at 01:49
The arrival of 2,500 Marines and another 2,500 sailors is keeping the number of American troops in the region at roughly 10,000 more than usual.

© Edgar Su/Reuters

The U.S.S. Tripoli entering the Singapore Strait earlier this month. The 2,500 Marines who have been dispatched to the Middle East are part of the U.S.S. Tripoli amphibious ready group.
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