September 3, 2026 · Foreign Policy, War & National Security

Confirmed

Trump Says the U.S. Will Ask Europe to Pay Back "Hundreds of Billions" in Ukraine Aid and Is Keeping Munitions for Itself for Now

On September 3, 2026, Trump wrote on social media that the United States would ask European nations to repay military aid and munitions sent to Ukraine under the Biden administration, saying "Hundreds of Billions of...

August 31, 2026 · Information Integrity, Press & Democratic Norms

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State Department Plans $4 Million for Right-Wing Media in Europe Inside a $25 Million Package, Reuters Reports

Reuters reported Aug. 31 that the State Department's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor plans to spend $4 million to bolster right-wing media in Europe, citing four people familiar with the funding. Three...

July 7, 2026 · Foreign Policy, War & National Security

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U.S. Announces European Force Drawdown Amid Clashes at NATO Summit

At the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey on July 7-8, 2026, the Trump administration confirmed a phased drawdown of U.S. forces in Europe, reportedly including the withdrawal of warplanes, destroyers and submarines, the...

June 6, 2026 · Foreign Policy, War & National Security

Confirmed

Hegseth Uses the D-Day Anniversary at Normandy to Warn of a Migration 'Invasion' of Europe

Speaking at the American military cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France on June 6, 2026 to mark the 82nd anniversary of the D-Day landings, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth linked the commemoration to European immigration...