Trump is letting the Pentagon revive a killing method that hasn’t been used in decades while the president tries to speed up executions of federal death row inmates, Alex Woodward writes

Operation Inherent Resolve is set to end in 2026 as the last American forces leave Iraq. President Donald J. Trump declared the departure a victory for the United States and Iraq, noting that the military is bringing back all its equipment.

Trump repeats claim that he has ended more than a half dozen conflicts while his administration has so far proved itself unable to reach a lasting ceasefire with Iran

As Trump weakened the U.S.’s hard-won information capability, authoritarian governments like Russia, China and Iran stepped in.

If a court accepts the national security argument, the administration could be empowered to prosecute journalists, not just ban them from the White House.