Category: Defense Department

How the Pentagon Is Getting Into the Venezuelan Oil Business Under Trump

The New York Times – Business:
The Defense Department’s Office of Strategic Capital, founded by the Biden administration to give loans to bolster the U.S. defense industry, is helping lead President Trump’s oil deal.
Trump’s Venezuelan Oil Deal Relies on a Powerful and Divisive Partner

The New York Times – Business:
The administration will work with a private Venezuelan oil company that has close ties to the country’s government.
Trump Administration’s Blacklisting of Anthropic Was Illegal, Judge Rules

The New York Times – On the Runway:
The government retaliated against the A.I. start-up “for constitutionally protected expressive activities,” a federal judge in California wrote.
Trump Plans to Mark 9/11 at the Pentagon, Not Ground Zero

The New York Times – On the Runway:
President Trump originally intended to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 with remarks at ground zero, but the memorial’s organizers do not allow speeches. Mr. Trump changed his plans.
‘It’s Bonkers’: Jennifer Hegseth’s Hands-On Role in Her Husband’s Pentagon

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
After an 18-year career at Fox News, she is now her husband’s most influential adviser and de facto producer, shaping the job like no Pentagon spouse has before.
The New Physics of Power

The New York Times – On the Runway:
It doesn’t take much for small powers to gain a big advantage over the powerful.
Trump Dismisses Reports About Dire Conditions Aboard U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln

The New York Times – On the Runway:
Asked whether the deployment of the Abraham Lincoln had gone on too long, the president said its deployment had lasted “not nearly long enough.”
Navy and USS Lincoln’s Problems Are Tied to Attacks on U.S. Base Early in War

The New York Times – On the Runway:
Diego Garcia, a tiny island 2,200 miles from the Gulf of Oman, took over as the Navy’s logistics hub after Iran damaged a base in Bahrain.
Why Congress Wants a Closer U.S.-Israel Defense Partnership

The New York Times – On the Runway:
A proposal making its way through Congress would integrate the U.S. and Israeli defense and intelligence apparatuses more tightly. Some worry that it is a bad idea.
Inside the Secretive Boards Deciding Trans Troops’ Fate

The New York Times – On the Runway:
The Pentagon is relying on closed-door hearings to kick out transgender service members. An Army Reserve lawyer is one of the few who have seen how they really work.
New Round of Trump Threats and Pullbacks Raises Uncertainty in Mideast

The New York Times – On the Runway:
Analysts and lawmakers are trying to divine whether Mr. Trump’s latest announcement means negotiations with Iran will truly get underway Monday or if the president is just working through unappealing options.
Fact-Checking Trump’s Claims About the Effect of the Iran War on Oil Prices, Munitions and More

The New York Times – On the Runway:
The president misleadingly blamed the Biden administration’s weapons transfers to Ukraine for current concerns over munitions stockpiles, among other claims about the Iran war.