Trump Pulls the Military Back Into the Political and Culture Wars
The removal of a portrait of Gen. Mark A. Milley, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, from a Pentagon hallway was among the president’s early actions.
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How Hollywood lost the culture war
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Photograph Revives Ukraine-Russia Culture War
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Europe pushes back against Trump over Greenland military threat
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The Memo: New Orleans mass killing gets pulled into partisan political battle
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