Opinion | Sorry, Stephanie Grisham, You Are Not Redeemed

Telling the truth about the 45th president now doesn’t make up for enabling him then.

Defense Chief Says He Advised Against Staying in Afghanistan ‘Forever’

Lloyd J. Austin III’s testimony before a House panel shed light on an apparent discrepancy about the advice President Biden said he had gotten from top military advisers.

Military Officials Say They Urged Biden Against Afghanistan Withdrawal

During a heated Senate hearing, Gen. Mark Milley also defended his actions in the final months of the Trump administration.

Republicans Are Mad at General Milley. Now It’s Their Turn to Grill Him.

Gen. Mark Milley will appear in what could be the most significant televised congressional hearing involving senior military leaders in years.

Opinion | The Deeper Problem Behind General Milley’s ‘Secret Phone Calls’

A story about the Joint Chiefs chairman near the end of Trump’s presidency may not be as bad as it sounds. But there’s still cause for concern.

Fears That Trump Might Launch a Strike Prompted General to Reassure China, Book Says

In a sign of his concerns, the nation’s highest-ranking military officer also gathered commanders to remind them of the safeguards in the nuclear launch procedures.

Fears That Trump Might Launch a Strike Prompted General to Reassure China, Book Says

In a sign of his concerns, the nation’s highest-ranking military officer also gathered commanders to remind them of the safeguards in the nuclear launch procedures.

Military Analysis Raises Questions About Deadly Drone Strike in Kabul

A preliminary analysis said that it was “possible to probable” that explosives were in the car and that drone operators took only a cursory scan of the courtyard before launching an attack.

Pentagon Leaders Wary of Working With Taliban

Cooperation with the group in fighting an Islamic State affiliate is “possible,” the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.

Pentagon Leaders Wary of Working With Taliban

Cooperation with the group in fighting an Islamic State affiliate is “possible,” the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.

Biden Says Troops May Stay in Kabul Longer to Assist Evacuations

Tens of thousands of people trying to flee remain in the country, unable to leave.

Taliban Sweep in Afghanistan Follows Years of U.S. Miscalculations

An Afghan military that did not believe in itself and a U.S. effort that Mr. Biden, and most Americans, no longer believed in brought an ignoble end to America’s longest war.

Opinion | What if There Wasn’t a Coup Plot, General Milley?

There is something grandiose about his conception of his place in government.

Defense Secretary Backs Changes to Military Law on Sexual Assault

A legislative clash looms over whether the military justice system should be overhauled to change the way all serious crimes are handled.

Trump Aides Prepared Insurrection Act Order During Debate Over Protests

President Donald Trump never invoked the act, but fresh details underscore the intensity of his interest last June in using active-duty military to curb unrest.

General Milley pushes back on G.O.P. accusations of a ‘woke’ military.

“I want to understand white rage, and I’m white,” General Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told a Republican congressman who objected to the teaching of “critical race theory.”

Pentagon Accelerates Withdrawal From Afghanistan

American troops are set to be out by early to mid-July, well ahead of President Biden’s Sept. 11 deadline, even as big issues remain unresolved.

Once in Thrall of ‘the Generals,’ Congress Now Gives the Orders on Military Issues

The shift mirrors broader societal frustrations after two decades of wars, a pervasive problem of sexual assault and harassment of female troops and the exposure of political extremism in the ranks.