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 5, 2026 · Foreign Policy, War & National Security

Well supported

Deputy Defense Secretary Feinberg Gives Boeing, Lockheed and RTX Until Late August to Say How Much Faster They Can Build Weapons

Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg wrote to major U.S. defense contractors on August 5, 2026 asking them to submit plans by late August for “more aggressive delivery schedules and/or increased production capacity”...

August 4, 2026 · Foreign Policy, War & National Security

Well supported

U.S. Has Used “Virtually All” Its Long-Range Precision Missiles in the Iran War, Sources Tell Reuters and CBS

Reuters reported on Aug. 4, 2026, that the United States has expended “virtually all” of its global stockpile of long-range precision missiles during the war with Iran, and CBS News confirmed the account with two sources...

July 24, 2026 · Foreign Policy, War & National Security

Developing

Trump Halts Iran Strikes After Advisers Reportedly Cited Limited Effect and Dwindling Patriot Stocks

Trump directed the U.S. military not to conduct new strikes in Iran on Friday, July 24, 2026, breaking a streak of nearly two weeks of daily attacks, according to sources cited by Axios and administration officials cited...