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Alex Brandon / AP What Trump's Reshuffling of the National Security Council Means
The president made significant changes to the council’s most influential committees, but the real concern is whether he will incorporate it into his decision-making process at all.
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Shakh Aivazov / AP How the Political World Is Reacting to Trump's Immigration Order
The executive order drew criticism from several prominent Republicans but support from party leaders. Democrats roundly denounced the policy.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters Obama Built an ‘Infrastructure’ for Civil-Liberties Violations That Trump Will Inherit
In his farewell address, the president highlighted his legacy on national-security issues, but his actions may have opened the way for future abuses.
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Mike Segar / Reuters Coming Soon to the U.S. Army: Turbans, Beards, Hijabs, and Dreadlocks
In the final days of the Obama administration, the military has issued new guidelines for religious accommodations and dress.
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Susan Walsh / AP Why Trump Wants to Ground the Next Air Force One
The president-elect borrows an idea from his predecessor, using his bully pulpit to take on Boeing and a costly new set of wings.
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Kim Hong-Ji / Reuters Will the Department of Defense Invest in People or Technology?
The Trump administration will determine the future of the Third Offset, a plan for ensuring the long-term competitive advantage of the U.S. armed forces.
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Evan Vucci / AP Trump's Unimpressive Support From Military Leaders
His campaign announced endorsements from 88 retired generals and admirals. That’s nice, but 500 backed Mitt Romney in 2012.
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Andrew Harnik / AP Why the U.S. Still Can't Track Visitors Who Overstay Their Visas
Proposed “entry-exit” systems seem simple but have succumbed to real-world complications.
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Adrees Latif / Reuters Terrorism Only Works on Nations That Aren’t Ready for It
Since 9/11, national-security officials have made policy on a myth of American invulnerability. They should have been preparing everyday citizens for the worst in order to make the country stronger.
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Andrew Harnik / AP House Republicans Push Back on Trump’s Foreign Policy
GOP leaders have crafted an agenda that bears little resemblance to their presidential candidate’s stated vision.
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Lucas Jackson / Reuters Trump's Libya Quagmire
The presumptive Republican nominee tries to draw a contrast between himself and Hillary Clinton, but both of them supported U.S. involvement in both Libya and Iraq.
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Marko Drobnjakovic / AP Can the Courts Make Congress Declare War?
A new lawsuit wrongly asks the U.S. judicial branch to weigh in on the military action against ISIS.
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Gerry Broome / AP Remembering Those Who Wore the 'Boots on the Ground'
A metaphor conceals the price paid by those who serve their country in times of war.
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Carolyn Kaster / AP Republicans Try to Rein in the National Security Council
As the NSC swells to more than 400 staffers, a congressional proposal offers the White House a choice: Cut it down to size, or subject it to more oversight.
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Brennan Linsley / AP The Unseemly Death of an Amendment to Draft Women
How a fight against social progress in the U.S. military collapsed in on itself.
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U.S. Air Force / Reuters Is the U.S. War Against ISIS Illegal?
A U.S. Army captain sues the White House in federal court to find out.
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Tami Chappell / Reuters A Twist in the Fight for Women in the Military
One Republican’s attempt stop the integration of women into the military might end up making them eligible for the draft.
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Mike Blake / Reuters The Rapid Rise of Federal Surveillance Drones Over America
An alphabet soup’s worth of government agencies are exercising their ability to look down on ordinary citizens.
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Vadim Ghirda / AP The Moral Cost of the Kill Box
The repurposed military tactic is both unethical and ineffective in today’s conflicts.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters Ted Cruz's Hugely Expensive Plan for a Huge Military
Attacked by rivals for being soft on defense, the Texas senator lays out a program to guarantee peace through strength.
