Foreign Policy

President Donald Trump listens as Elon Musk speaks outside the West Wing of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in Washington.

The Trump administration’s evolving Starshield deflection

Mike Brest · October 21, 2026 3:49 pm

President Donald Trump, left, and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin.

DHS extension of TPS for Sudan and Ukraine deemed part-political and part-necessary

Elizabeth Warren and Elon Musk collage

Warren warns of ‘enormous risk’ to US if Musk throttled Starshield in Ukraine

Side shot of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.

Hegseth points to Starshield ‘terms of service’ in Ukraine speed cap dispute

U.S. soldiers with 2d Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment, build a ground control station for electronic warfare at Vilseck, Germany, April 15, 2026. Soldiers worked alongside vendors to test new counter-unmanned aerial system technology for an upcoming exercise in Lithuania, Project Flytrap 5.0. Drones such as the Bumblebee and Purpose-Built Attritable Systems were used to test the new technology.

‘My real nightmares’: Evolving technology and weapons are changing military bases and future plans

Volodymyr Zelensky and Pete Hegseth

Zelensky says Hegseth blocking missiles, still ‘no explanation’ for Starshield limits

David Zimmermann October 19, 2026 7:53 pm

Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu

Trump backs Netanyahu for reelection, says Israeli PM critical ally against Iran

Claire Carter October 18, 2026 12:01 pm

A collage of Trump, Bessent, and Zelensky

Bessent says ‘no one has been tougher’ on Russian sanctions than Trump

Claire Carter October 18, 2026 11:39 am

Mike Huckabee arrives in the West Bank

Huckabee decries ‘vicious’ Israeli settler attack on Washington Post photographer

Claire Carter October 18, 2026 10:20 am

Signs for free Long Island Rail Road shuttle buses hang at the Howard Beach–JFK Airport station as Long Island Rail Road workers enter the third day of their strike, Monday, May 18, 2026, in New York.

DSA plots to ‘stop’ weapons shipments to Israel at airport

Hudson Crozier October 16, 2026 11:24 am

Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky

Trump says he’s ‘not a big fan’ of Zelensky after new strikes on Russian oil refineries

David Zimmermann October 15, 2026 10:40 pm

Defence Secretary Wes Streeting delivers the closing ministerial keynote at the U.K. Space Power Conference 2026.

British defense secretary to ask Hegseth about Starshield outage as UK tries to ‘bridge’ US and Ukraine ‘back together’

Timothy Nerozzi October 15, 2026 2:52 pm

jared kushner

Watchdog group sues Jared Kushner to bar him from Trump volunteer envoy role

Emily Hallas October 14, 2026 10:18 pm

A Patriot missile mobile launcher is displayed outside the Fort Sill Army Post.

How the Army’s air defense lessons from Iran will inspire homeland defense changes

Mike Brest October 14, 2026 2:06 pm

President Donald Trump.

New ad campaign encourages Trump to follow through on EU trade investigation

Naomi Lim October 12, 2026 2:14 pm

President Donald Trump smiles as he points to someone in the crowd at an event for Anduril Industries, Inc., at Sparrows Point Shipyard, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, in Sparrows Point, Maryland.

Why Trump’s record — including war with Iran — is deserving of a Nobel Peace Prize

Haris Alic October 8, 2026 4:11 pm

Sen. Chris Murphy speaks with reporters about President Donald Trump's agenda following a Democratic policy lunch, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025.

Chris Murphy says Iran deal not ‘imminent’ after meeting Qatari diplomat

Molly Parks October 8, 2026 4:09 pm