Greg Jaffe

One of the best, most moving features that I've read this year. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

A Centcom conference to discuss ways to reduce civilian harm in their operations comes shortly after a member of the HASC intervened to stop an Army official from reassigning all remaining staff working on the problem. w/ @malachy.bsky.social & @trbrtc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has survived in office by projecting an image of strength. But he has taken some big hits of late -- especially on the Hill. By many measures he's never been weaker. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u...

A few paragraphs on Gen. Dan Caine's difficult position. From his National Defense University commencement speech. Free link: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...

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. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...

Gripping story on the search for a disposable camera and the photos it took from inside twin towers on 9/11. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/n... www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/n...

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. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/u...

Inside the Battle to Save One Pioneering General From Hegseth’s Purge with Adam Entous. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/u...

SCOOP: An ICE whistleblower report obtained by the NYT said ICE was cutting corners, violating the law and fast-tracking unqualified, “improperly vetted” candidates into ICE’s ranks, part of a dangerous move that exposed the agency to “grave national security risks.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/u...

What Pablo Torre did was ridiculously impressive. Uncovered a conspiracy between rich guys, withstood a propaganda campaign by one of the richest guys in the world with a pretty good reputation, didn't buckle or panic, and just kept reporting. That's some Pulitzerin' right there.

Hegseth has purged at least 10 percent of the military’s top brass and shows no signs of slowing. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/u...

Obsessing over the "winning" and "losing" is half the problem... EVERYBODY loses in war... from the start... by definition... Making the best of the situation is what it is all about from there, and endless finger-pointing over "who lost" and what "winning means" doesn't help end it...

Five years ago (today) we quit in Afghanistan. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/u...

An essay on the difficulty of knowing when to say when. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/u...

For much of the Afghanistan war, the only thing harder for the United States than winning was quitting. What does our struggle to quit Afghanistan tell us about the way forward in Iran? www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/u...

A series of firings and feuds initiated by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has left the Army essentially rudderless as it struggles to deal with the threat posed by cheap, deadly drones and missiles that have pounded U.S. bases in the Middle East.

A series of firings and feuds, initiated by Sec. Hegseth, has left the Army rudderless at a dangerous moment for U.S. troops in Iran and a key moment in the war in Ukraine. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/u...

Interesting debate on metrics -- which ones are meaningful -- and are we focused on the right ones? Should reporters and editors focus different metrics? (I kind of think reporters should focus on those they can control, like time on story?)

Fascinating essay: "When my tour finally ended, Pence invited my family to the White House. In his office, he took my mother’s hand and smiled: 'You must be very proud of your daughter'...No one has affirmed my gender identity quite like Mike Pence." www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

“Hampton Inn said in a statement that there are no official limits to how many waffles someone can make in one trip, but suggested that making one at the time is probably the friendliest approach if there’s a line.” www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2026/...

Hegseth Is Pressed to Clarify Lawyer’s Role in Promotion Decisions. (A folo on our earlier story about Admiral Caudle's promotion to CNO). www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/u...

Hegseth’s blocking of promotions for high-ranking women in the military has contributed to the lowest percentage of such nominations for women in at least 25 years, according to a NYT analysis. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/u...

Inside the Secretive Boards Deciding Trans Troops’ Fate "...a humiliation ritual," says Priya Rashid, the lawyer who had handled most of them. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...

"The Pentagon has treated the trans separation board hearings with levels of security and silence usually reserved for state secrets... In some cases, service members’ spouses and even the service members themselves are kept out." w/ Dave Philipps www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...

Rep. Jason Crow asked Pete Hegseth if Tim Parlatore, his special adviser and personal attorney, represented any officers seeking promotions from him. “He doesn’t represent anyone,” Mr. Hegseth replied. This was not true. He rep'd the future CNO. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/26/u...

What does it take to get a top job in Pete Hegseth's Pentagon? Our story on the chief of naval operations campaign, which began before Sec. Hegseth was even confirmed by the Senate. w/@katekelly www.nytimes.com/2026/07/26/u...

It’s quittin’ time. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

"I’ve had a hand in killing around six people. Maybe seven. I don’t know if one man bled out on the side of the road or was taken to a doctor. I think about him often... The killing wasn’t detached; it felt deeply personal." @tmgneff.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/w...

Best thing you'll read this week. The Pentagon might not want to take accountability for the Afghanistan war. @tmgneff.bsky.social did it for them. Hope this circulates far and wide at the Pentagon. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/w...

Four Iranian attacks in five days have targeted U.S. troops in Jordan, U.S. officials said, including one on Friday that killed two soldiers and left another service member missing. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/w...

Trump Faces the Limits of U.S. Firepower and the Lessons of Past Wars From Iraq: “Sometimes doing nothing is the best reaction.” w/ @ericschmittnytbot.mirrors.bot www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/u...

Hegseth Plans to Screen All Troops, Even Women, for Low Testosterone www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/u...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blocked promotions for seven senior Navy officers, mostly women or people of color.

Hegseth strikes 7 from promotion list: Rear Adm. Amy Bauernschmidt, the first woman to command one of the Navy’s 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, was pulled off the list. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/u...

Opportunities Narrow for Women as Hegseth Blocks More Promotions For the first time in more than a decade, no active-duty female Navy officers are likely to be promoted to admiral this year. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/u...

For the first time in more than a decade, no active-duty female Navy officers are likely to be promoted to admiral this year. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/u...

The Senator is alive. The Sports section is dead. Jeff Bezos killed it.

ADM McRaven: “I can tell you from experience that Generals C. Q. Brown, Randy George, Jim Mingus, J. P. McGee, Dave Hodne, Jim Slife, and Joe Berger and Admirals Lisa Franchetti and Jamie Sands were war fighters through and through.” www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

On May 5, military leaders asked Hegseth's office for permission to mandate flu vaccinations. On Jun 17, they finally got the OK. By that point the flu was racing through Air Force basic training. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/u...

Green camouflage was a good choice.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has blocked the promotions of at least 40 senior officers to general and admiral ranks so far this year. About half of those are women or members of minority groups. Read the inside story on the process Hegseth and his team have used to halt their advancements.

A Black Admiral's Promotion Seemed Like a Given. Hegseth Blocked It Anyway www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/u...

Secret Vetting and Blocked Promotions: Inside Hegseth’s War on Diversity w/ Kate Kelly www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/u...

Scores Fall Ill at Air Force Base After Hegseth Makes Flu Vaccine Optional. One trainees' death is under investigation. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/u...

Scores Fall Ill at Air Force Base After Hegseth Makes Flu Vaccine Optional In April, he disparaged the vaccine requirement as an “absurd, overreaching” mandate. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/u...

Update: Hegseth pulled nine officers off the Navy one-star list. The only three female and two of the three black male officers on the 22-person list.

Hegseth Strikes Female and Black Navy Officers From Promotion List. The net result: a slate of 22 new one-star admiral nominees that bears little resemblance to the broader force these officers will help lead. Of special note: The list has no women. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/u...

The Post lost > 250,000 subscribers after Bezos screwed up the editorial page, and an additional 60,000 subs after he fired around half the staff. Doesn’t seem like profit is his actual motive here.