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Reporter for The New York Times [email protected] Signal: GregJaffe.89
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My assumption is Gen LaNeve is telling the truth here. But it should NOT take a month for the Army to get it's story out to the public.
defensescoop.com/2026/09/16/…
From ret. Col. Dave Lapan, USMC spox: "This admin would do well to heed the lessons of that dark chapter in American history and reverse overly restrictive...policies that foment distrust of our military and its actions."
usatoday.com/story/opinion/2…
A few paragraphs on Gen. Dan Caine's difficult position. From his National Defense University commencement speech.
Free link: nytimes.com/2026/09/14/us/po…
Hegseth has ushered the country's culture wars into the Pentagon. The result: Turmoil at a time the military cannot afford it. My effort to take stock of what it all means. nytimes.com/2026/09/14/us/po…
Vice President JD Vance received sobering assessments about the war that did not line up with what he, President Trump and other top administration officials were saying publicly.
nytimes.com/2026/09/10/us/po…
"The Blade was founded in 1835 and is the city's oldest continually operating business." detroitnews.com/story/busine… via @detroitnews
Gripping story on the search for a disposable camera and the photos it took from inside twin towers on 9/11. @MWilsonNYT nytimes.com/2026/09/09/nyreg…
No story better sums up this political era.
Trump claims that Michael Cohen "has just fully RECANTED his testimony" against the president, who was convicted of 34 felonies and held liable for bank fraud. Except that he hasn't. Cohen hasn't taken back any of it. nytimes.com/2026/09/06/us/po…
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Heartbreaking and beautifully told by @katierogers nytimes.com/2026/09/05/us/po…
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A troubling story about Hegseth’s purging of a superstar Army general, by @Adamentous and @GregJaffe
Inside the Battle to Save One Pioneering General From Hegseth’s Purge nytimes.com/2026/09/06/us/po…
The battle to CD Donahue from Pete Hegseth's purge spanned the Pentagon, Congress and the White House. It's a window into Donahue's accomplishments and but also Hegseth's grievances and insecurities. nytimes.com/2026/09/06/us/po…
Inside the Battle to Save One Pioneering General From Hegseth’s Purge w/ @Adamentous
nytimes.com/2026/09/06/us/po…
Quite a Scoop: Pentagon Subjects Roughly 50 Members of the Joint Staff to Polygraph Tests in Expanded Leak Hunt
nytimes.com/2026/09/04/us/po…
Solved this one:
40,000 Pounds of Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer Reported Stolen in California. nytimes.com/2026/08/29/busin…
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For 14 years, Debra Tice—Austin Tice’s mother—has never stopped looking for her son.
Austin Tice is not forgotten. We will keep working to find him and bring him home.
"I have never witnessed more inept management of the brave men and women who serve our country. ...I urge the President to find a new leader at the Pentagon who will retain and empower our military talent rather than diminish it."
--From a senator who voted to confirm Hegseth.
I thank @SecArmy Dan Driscoll for his leadership to our Army and service to our country. Dan was the right man at the right moment to lead our Soldiers and Army civilians.
Our understanding and assumptions of warfare are being challenged in places like Ukraine and Iran, and Dan understands the old way of doing business no longer applies. He and General George began a transformative period of innovation in how we array our forces and equip our Soldiers. He challenged our legacy approach to manning and procurement. Most of all, he cared deeply about the men and women in our Army formations and quickly earned their respect.
If we had a @SecWar who maintained the same priorities and forward-thinking, he would be fighting to retain talented leaders like Dan and the many flag officers he has forced into retirement. Instead, he is creating a leadership void at the top of our military ranks.
I served on Senate Armed Services for 8 years and as chair or ranking member of the Personnel and Readiness subcommittee. I have never witnessed more inept management of the brave men and women who serve our country. He is intimidated by competence and retreats to ginning up culture wars instead of soberly attending to the vital work of our national defense and the health and well-being of our fighting force.
I urge the President to find a new leader at the Pentagon who will retain and empower our military talent rather than diminish it.
cbsnews.com/news/military-le…
Interesting perspective from @LTGHRMcMaster.
“Secretary Hegseth needs to know: He won. He won already. He’s the secretary of defense. Stop fighting this rearguard action against phantoms.”
Lt. Gen. @LTGHRMcMaster tells @AaronBMacLean why the military must be kept out of partisan politics.
This @SchoolofWar episode drops September 11.
Former AF Sec. Frank Kendall on Hegseth’s purge: “I’ve never seen anything like this.”
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is trying to impose "culture war initiatives on the Pentagon to structure the leadership, and it's created a climate of fear throughout the entire institution," former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall tells @GeoffRBennett. "I've never seen anything quite like this."
Hegseth has purged at least 10 percent of the military’s top brass and shows no signs of slowing.
nytimes.com/2026/09/01/us/he…
