Greg Jaffe
@gregjaffe.bsky.social
New York Times reporter
Email me at [email protected]
Email me at [email protected]
Democrats Say F.B.I. Is Investigating Them Over Illegal Orders Video.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Democrats Say F.B.I. Is Investigating Them Over Illegal Orders Video.
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Andrei Demurenko was the first and only Russian commander ever chosen to study alongside American troops at the U.S. Army’s Command and General Staff College. Decades later, his war story ended with a mortar blast in Ukraine. nyti.ms/4p9gLbp
Why a Man With U.S. Ties Fought for Russia in Ukraine
Col. Andrei Demurenko’s war story began at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., at a moment of hope and peace. It ended with a mortar blast in Ukraine.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Andrei Demurenko was the first and only Russian commander ever chosen to study alongside American troops at the U.S. Army’s Command and General Staff College. Decades later, his war story ended with a mortar blast in Ukraine. nyti.ms/4p9gLbp
He Saw the Best of America and Then (at age 67) Fought for Russia in Ukraine. One of the crazier stories I've worked on. with Paul Sonne.
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He Saw the Best of America and Then Fought for Russia in Ukraine
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November 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
He Saw the Best of America and Then (at age 67) Fought for Russia in Ukraine. One of the crazier stories I've worked on. with Paul Sonne.
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Six Democratic Lawmakers Tell Military to Refuse Illegal Orders
(I wrote about this video on Tues. I didn't think we'd still be talking about it on Thurs.)
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(I wrote about this video on Tues. I didn't think we'd still be talking about it on Thurs.)
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Democratic Lawmakers Tell Military to Refuse Illegal Orders
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November 20, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Six Democratic Lawmakers Tell Military to Refuse Illegal Orders
(I wrote about this video on Tues. I didn't think we'd still be talking about it on Thurs.)
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(I wrote about this video on Tues. I didn't think we'd still be talking about it on Thurs.)
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Wrote about Todd Snider, East Nashville and how the more things change, the more they change.
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Something good comes along, then it’s gone: Farewell, Todd Snider.
When I moved to East Nashville in 2012, legend had it that if you wanted to find Todd Snider, all you had to do was go to Drifter’s BBQ in Five Points, and he’d be there at the bar. Nashville always h...
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November 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Wrote about Todd Snider, East Nashville and how the more things change, the more they change.
www.dontrocktheinbox.com/something-go...
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“you ever go to one of those ‘mainstream’ shows,” he emailed me in 2013, when I was asking him some questions about his work on the Alabama tribute project, High Cotton. “they bring joy to a lot of people with songs. if there’s a wrong way to do that then god help us all.”
Wrote about Todd Snider, East Nashville and how the more things change, the more they change.
www.dontrocktheinbox.com/something-go...
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Something good comes along, then it’s gone: Farewell, Todd Snider.
When I moved to East Nashville in 2012, legend had it that if you wanted to find Todd Snider, all you had to do was go to Drifter’s BBQ in Five Points, and he’d be there at the bar. Nashville always h...
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November 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
“you ever go to one of those ‘mainstream’ shows,” he emailed me in 2013, when I was asking him some questions about his work on the Alabama tribute project, High Cotton. “they bring joy to a lot of people with songs. if there’s a wrong way to do that then god help us all.”
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“With immigration agents under intense pressure to deport thousands of people each day, Ms. Lopez was pushed through the system swiftly and was deported within four days of the factory raid.
As a result, Jorge is now cared for by two siblings who are barely adults themselves.”
As a result, Jorge is now cared for by two siblings who are barely adults themselves.”
She Was Deported in Error. Her Child Was Left Behind.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:51 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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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:
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And then came Pete Hegseth:
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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.
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We spoke with 20 current and former military officials about the purge.
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"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.
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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.
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A snapshot of what we're losing with these new press rules.
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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."
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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 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.
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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.
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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 11:39 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.
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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.
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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.
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My story from Ft. Jackson, S.C.
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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:
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We detail how that happened:
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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.
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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