On Jan. 20, 1961, President John F. Kennedy used his inaugural address to proclaim America’s commitment to protecting and promoting democracy and freedom across the globe. This country, he promised, ...

In early December, the Trump administration issued its National Security Strategy, a 33-page document required by law that has been published by various administrations since the late 1980s. The ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. President Donald Trump’s national security strategy tasks the U.S. intelligence community with monitoring global supply chains as part ...

The National Security Strategy of the United States of America issued in late 2025 is the Trump administration’s first comprehensive strategy document of its current term and marks a sharp break from ...

President Donald Trump’s newly released National Security Strategy breaks the mold of White House strategy documents being a product of an elite policy consensus. From the outset, the document ...

An undated photo of President Trump meeting with Jared Isaacman that Isaacman posted after being renominated to lead NASA Nov. 4. Credit: X @rookisaacman The Trump administration’s new national ...

President Trump released his national security strategy late Thursday night with a focus on building up a larger military presence in the Western Hemisphere, balancing global trade, tightening up ...

Mr. Simon held senior positions in the State Department and at the National Security Council. Mr. Stevenson served on the National Security Council staff during the Obama administration. Even ...

The Trump administration’s 2025 National Security Strategy is, in many ways, unlike any in U.S. history. Most strategy documents of this kind articulate the threats that the United States’ adversaries ...

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