Greg Jaffe
@gregjaffe.bsky.social
New York Times reporter
Email me at greg.jaffe@nytimes.com
Email me at greg.jaffe@nytimes.com
"Sánchez’s youngest son, a third grader, could not accept for days that his father was gone. He kept asking adults if his father could have survived the explosion, noting he might still be at sea."
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Trump has accused boat crews of being narco-terrorists. The truth, AP found, is more nuanced
One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
"Sánchez’s youngest son, a third grader, could not accept for days that his father was gone. He kept asking adults if his father could have survived the explosion, noting he might still be at sea."
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Nearly every new defense secretary since the end of the Cold War has at some point declared war on the Pentagon’s sclerotic bureaucracy.
And then came Pete Hegseth:
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And then came Pete Hegseth:
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Hegseth Vows to Shake Up the Way the Pentagon Does Business
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November 8, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Nearly every new defense secretary since the end of the Cold War has at some point declared war on the Pentagon’s sclerotic bureaucracy.
And then came Pete Hegseth:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
And then came Pete Hegseth:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
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Latest Army general to be jammed up over alleged wokeness is Pat Work, who led the Ranger company that fast-roped into the Korengal to recover the bodies during Operation Red Wings and was the 82nd brigade commander who dug ISIS out of Mosul
November 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Latest Army general to be jammed up over alleged wokeness is Pat Work, who led the Ranger company that fast-roped into the Korengal to recover the bodies during Operation Red Wings and was the 82nd brigade commander who dug ISIS out of Mosul
Hegseth Is Purging Military Leaders With Little Explanation
We spoke with 20 current and former military officials about the purge.
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We spoke with 20 current and former military officials about the purge.
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Hegseth Is Purging Military Leaders With Little Explanation
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November 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Hegseth Is Purging Military Leaders With Little Explanation
We spoke with 20 current and former military officials about the purge.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
We spoke with 20 current and former military officials about the purge.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
"The utter unpredictability of Mr. Hegseth’s moves, as described in interviews w/ 20 current and former military officials, has created an atmosphere of anxiety and mistrust that has forced senior officers to take sides and, at times, pitted them against one another."
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Hegseth Is Purging Military Leaders With Little Explanation
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November 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
"The utter unpredictability of Mr. Hegseth’s moves, as described in interviews w/ 20 current and former military officials, has created an atmosphere of anxiety and mistrust that has forced senior officers to take sides and, at times, pitted them against one another."
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This is one of my favorite feature stories of the year so far. Every sentence is great.
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Column | He shared his weight loss online. Then a million strangers chimed in.
Ethan Benard hit 660 pounds and decided to share his weight loss on social media. It got him sponsorships and fame — and unkind comments from strangers.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM
This is one of my favorite feature stories of the year so far. Every sentence is great.
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A really interesting essay on the meaning of patriotism in our messy era. George Packer writes more compellingly about our democracy and the threats to it than yone out there right now.
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I Don’t Want to Stop Believing in America’s Decency
I want to feel, as Walt Whitman did, that America and democracy are inextricable.
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October 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
A really interesting essay on the meaning of patriotism in our messy era. George Packer writes more compellingly about our democracy and the threats to it than yone out there right now.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
George C. Wilson was one of the greats to cover the military and the Pentagon. He tromped through the mud with soldiers in Vietnam and played a key role in bringing the Pentagon papers to light.
A snapshot of what we're losing with these new press rules.
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A snapshot of what we're losing with these new press rules.
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George C. Wilson, Post military correspondent, dies at 86
George C. Wilson, an author and former Washington Post reporter who covered the military from the perspective of soldiers crawling in the mud and from the offices of decision-makers in Washington, and...
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October 16, 2025 at 12:10 PM
George C. Wilson was one of the greats to cover the military and the Pentagon. He tromped through the mud with soldiers in Vietnam and played a key role in bringing the Pentagon papers to light.
A snapshot of what we're losing with these new press rules.
wapo.st/4nrLjUl
A snapshot of what we're losing with these new press rules.
wapo.st/4nrLjUl
On a day when we're all turning in our press passes, here is one of my favorite stories from my days covering the Pentagon.
"More than 500 reporters cover the Pentagon. One is Raymond Cromley, sole representative of Cromley News Service."
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"More than 500 reporters cover the Pentagon. One is Raymond Cromley, sole representative of Cromley News Service."
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The Pentagon's Oldest Reporter
Has a Great Story of His Own - WSJ
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October 15, 2025 at 6:25 PM
On a day when we're all turning in our press passes, here is one of my favorite stories from my days covering the Pentagon.
"More than 500 reporters cover the Pentagon. One is Raymond Cromley, sole representative of Cromley News Service."
www.wsj.com/articles/SB1...
"More than 500 reporters cover the Pentagon. One is Raymond Cromley, sole representative of Cromley News Service."
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"The public has a right to know how the government and the military are operating."
October 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
"The public has a right to know how the government and the military are operating."
The Army’s Race to Catch Up in a World of Deadly Drones. Terrific photos and video from Meridith Kohut.
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The Army’s Race to Catch Up in a World of Deadly Drones
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October 9, 2025 at 11:40 AM
The Army’s Race to Catch Up in a World of Deadly Drones. Terrific photos and video from Meridith Kohut.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...
The Army’s Race to Catch Up in a World of Deadly Drones.
The U.S. military had believed that drones would keep troops out of harm's way. Instead they are making war deadlier for everyone.
My story on how the Army is reckoning with this new kind of war.
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The U.S. military had believed that drones would keep troops out of harm's way. Instead they are making war deadlier for everyone.
My story on how the Army is reckoning with this new kind of war.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...
The Army’s Race to Catch Up in a World of Deadly Drones
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October 9, 2025 at 11:39 AM
The Army’s Race to Catch Up in a World of Deadly Drones.
The U.S. military had believed that drones would keep troops out of harm's way. Instead they are making war deadlier for everyone.
My story on how the Army is reckoning with this new kind of war.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...
The U.S. military had believed that drones would keep troops out of harm's way. Instead they are making war deadlier for everyone.
My story on how the Army is reckoning with this new kind of war.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...
This program rescued Army recruiting.
My story from a really inspiring week at Ft. Jackson, S.C.
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My story from a really inspiring week at Ft. Jackson, S.C.
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This Program Rescued Army Recruiting
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October 4, 2025 at 11:52 AM
This program rescued Army recruiting.
My story from a really inspiring week at Ft. Jackson, S.C.
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My story from a really inspiring week at Ft. Jackson, S.C.
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My story on the program the fascinating program that saved Army recruiting and the trainees it is helping become soldiers. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/u...
This Program Rescued Army Recruiting
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October 4, 2025 at 11:48 AM
My story on the program the fascinating program that saved Army recruiting and the trainees it is helping become soldiers. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/u...
Hegseth credits a "Trump Bump, but this program rescued Army recruiting.
My story from Ft. Jackson, S.C.
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My story from Ft. Jackson, S.C.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/u...
This Program Rescued Army Recruiting
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October 4, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Hegseth credits a "Trump Bump, but this program rescued Army recruiting.
My story from Ft. Jackson, S.C.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/u...
My story from Ft. Jackson, S.C.
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Reposted by Greg Jaffe
ICE had made only 85 arrests in Washington from Jan. 20 through the end of July. But from early August until mid-September, ICE made around 1,200 arrests, according to officials with knowledge of the data.
We detail how that happened:
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We detail how that happened:
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How Washington Became a Testing Ground for ICE
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October 1, 2025 at 6:44 PM
ICE had made only 85 arrests in Washington from Jan. 20 through the end of July. But from early August until mid-September, ICE made around 1,200 arrests, according to officials with knowledge of the data.
We detail how that happened:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/u...
We detail how that happened:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/u...
The best posture for the American military in febrile political times is inertness. They cannot save us …and we should neither want nor expect them to.” via @kschake.bsky.social
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Trump’s Speech to Generals Was Incitement to Violence Against Americans
Military leaders’ quiet professionalism offers hope amid a maelstrom.
foreignpolicy.com
October 1, 2025 at 10:28 PM
The best posture for the American military in febrile political times is inertness. They cannot save us …and we should neither want nor expect them to.” via @kschake.bsky.social
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After 9/11, U.S. Special Forces were hailed as national heroes. Some crossed legal and moral lines. Mathew Golsteyn became the subject of national controversy after he was accused of killing a civilian he claims was a Taliban bomb maker. He shared his story for the first time. nyti.ms/4nWsvwY
September 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
After 9/11, U.S. Special Forces were hailed as national heroes. Some crossed legal and moral lines. Mathew Golsteyn became the subject of national controversy after he was accused of killing a civilian he claims was a Taliban bomb maker. He shared his story for the first time. nyti.ms/4nWsvwY
Senior officers, entrusted to manage complex military operations, were summoned from around the world.
They got a lecture on fitness and grooming standards.
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They got a lecture on fitness and grooming standards.
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A Novice Defense Secretary Lectures the Brass on What It Takes to Win
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September 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Senior officers, entrusted to manage complex military operations, were summoned from around the world.
They got a lecture on fitness and grooming standards.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...
They got a lecture on fitness and grooming standards.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...
A Novice Defense Secretary Lectures the Brass on What It Takes to Win.
My news analysis of Hegseth's speech. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...
My news analysis of Hegseth's speech. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...
A Novice Defense Secretary Lectures the Brass on What It Takes to Win
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September 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
A Novice Defense Secretary Lectures the Brass on What It Takes to Win.
My news analysis of Hegseth's speech. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...
My news analysis of Hegseth's speech. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...
The Pentagon is restoring a portrait of Gen. Robert E. Lee, which includes a slave guiding the Confederate general’s horse in the background, to the West Point library three years after a congressionally mandated commission ordered it removed, officials said.
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Pentagon Is Reinstalling Portrait of Confederate General at West Point Library
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August 29, 2025 at 3:10 AM
The Pentagon is restoring a portrait of Gen. Robert E. Lee, which includes a slave guiding the Confederate general’s horse in the background, to the West Point library three years after a congressionally mandated commission ordered it removed, officials said.
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Even in the annals of an erratic presidency, Trump's Alaska meeting stands out as a reversal of historic proportions. Trump abandoned his goal of an immediate cease-fire and bowed to Putin’s approach of seeking a broader deal requiring Ukraine to give up territory. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/u...
Trump Bows to Putin’s Approach on Ukraine: No Cease-Fire, Deadlines or Sanctions
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August 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Even in the annals of an erratic presidency, Trump's Alaska meeting stands out as a reversal of historic proportions. Trump abandoned his goal of an immediate cease-fire and bowed to Putin’s approach of seeking a broader deal requiring Ukraine to give up territory. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/u...
“This isn’t about me,” Jen Easterly wrote last week. “This is about something larger.”
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A Fight Over a West Point Job Reveals Two Visions of America Under Trump
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August 3, 2025 at 12:15 PM
“This isn’t about me,” Jen Easterly wrote last week. “This is about something larger.”
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Jen Easterly’s rise in elite policy circles over three decades and her sudden fall at the hands of Laura Loomer tell the story of how Washington is changing during President Trump’s second term and why it might never be the same.
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A Fight Over a West Point Job Reveals Two Visions of America Under Trump
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August 3, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Jen Easterly’s rise in elite policy circles over three decades and her sudden fall at the hands of Laura Loomer tell the story of how Washington is changing during President Trump’s second term and why it might never be the same.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/u...
All four-star general nominees must now interview with President Trump. The goal is to "ensure they are war fighters first — not bureaucrats,” says the WH.
Some fear it could politicize the general officer corps.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/u...
Some fear it could politicize the general officer corps.
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Top Generals Nominated for New Positions Must Now Meet With Trump
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July 29, 2025 at 8:48 PM
All four-star general nominees must now interview with President Trump. The goal is to "ensure they are war fighters first — not bureaucrats,” says the WH.
Some fear it could politicize the general officer corps.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/u...
Some fear it could politicize the general officer corps.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/u...