US Department of War

Pete Hegseth, serving as Secretary of War in the Trump administration, has signed a directive tasking the Pentagon with defending the 2026 US midterm elections from foreign threats. The move puts the military formally into an election-security role, an area traditionally led by civilian agencies, and is likely to spark debate over the appropriate scope of the Defence Department's domestic involvement.

A Wall Street Journal exclusive reports that the Pentagon is stepping up the US military campaign against drug trafficking in Latin America under President Trump. The report details how the Defense Department is expanding operations against cartels in the region, marking a significant escalation of the administration's drug war beyond traditional law enforcement efforts.