Trump broadens U.S. military footprint

President Trump has expanded military operations across multiple regions during his second term, with U.S. forces targeting drug-smuggling boats in the eastern Pacific even as American and Iranian officials pursue a peace deal . Why it matters: Trump's expanding military operations are testing whether his America First doctrine can accommodate a growing U.S. military footprint overseas. Andrew Latham, a political science professor at Macalester College in Minnesota, tells Axios that Trump "launc

Discussion

0 comments

Replying to cancel

GIF Post

Powered by

More from Axios

Israel and Lebanon agree to full ceasefire, conditioned on steps by Hezbollah

Axios·8

House tensions erupt as Rashida Tlaib pushes vote to constrain Trump on Lebanon

Axios·9

Exclusive: GLAAD's CEO says AI bias puts LGBTQ+ people at risk

Axios·13

SpaceX plans to raise $75B in its IPO

Axios·7

House Democrats' old guard strikes back in California

Axios·6

"People are not happy": Lebanon vote has House Democrats at each others' throats

Axios·6