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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.

Trump Faces a Decision on Whether to Start a Ground War in Iran

The president wants a negotiation, but the Iranians say they are refusing until a cease-fire is declared. And while Marines and the 82nd Airborne Division offer new leverage, the risks escalate quickly.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

President Trump and his tight circle of close aides have made opening the Strait of Hormuz a new, and nonnegotiable, issue.

Trump Faces a Decision on Whether to Start a Ground War in Iran

The president wants a negotiation, but the Iranians say they are refusing until a cease-fire is declared. And while Marines and the 82nd Airborne Division offer new leverage, the risks escalate quickly.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

President Trump and his tight circle of close aides have made opening the Strait of Hormuz a new, and nonnegotiable, issue.

The Army Begins an Inquiry After Kid Rock Gets Apache Helicopter Flyby

The pro-Trump musician saluted the pair of Apache attack choppers, which appeared to be the same ones that flew low over a “No Kings” rally in Nashville.

© George Walker IV/Associated Press

A military helicopter flew over a “No Kings” protest on Saturday in Nashville.

After Months of Threats, Trump Softens His Stance on Blocking Oil to Cuba

The White House press secretary said the United States would evaluate oil shipments to Cuba on a “case-by-case basis,” after a Russian tanker full of crude reached the island.

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An oil tanker near the coastline of Matanzas, Cuba, on Monday. The ban on foreign oil imports has plunged the country into a crisis.

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

As Trump Squeezes Cuba, U.S. Military Exists in a Bubble

31 March 2026 at 02:25
The Navy base at Guantánamo Bay sparkles at night while neighbors across a Cuban minefield struggle in darkness driven by a Trump fuel embargo.

© Carol Rosenberg/The New York Times

A bowling alley at the Guantánamo Bay military base on a Saturday. Life on the base has been mostly unaffected by the energy crisis in Cuba.
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Special Operations Forces Sent to Mideast as Trump Weighs Next Move

The commandos have not been assigned specific roles. But President Trump has expressed concern about the now-closed Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s store of enriched uranium.

© Chang W. Lee/The New York Times

Marines training in Okinawa, Japan, last year. Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit have been sent to the Middle East, though it is unclear what they will be used for.

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.

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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.

Wild Ultimatums and ‘Bombing Our Little Hearts Out’: A Portrait of Trump at War

28 March 2026 at 17:01
President Trump has vacillated between boasting about U.S. military superiority and deep frustration that his war of choice is not always having the desired effects.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

The president’s allies have always said that his unpredictability is his superpower, and that it keeps his enemies guessing.
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