National Security Reporter at The Wall Street Journal. Dad, Husband, Golden Retriever enthusiast, #AvGeek, New Yorker. RT ≠ Endorsement
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I’m excited to share that I am joining the national security team at @WSJ where I return to reporting on the intersection of business and national security. Send your tips and pitches, or just say hello: marcus.weisgerber@wsj.com
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SCOOP: President Trump is discussing plans to install a helipad at the White House to prevent powerful new Marine One helicopters from damaging the South Lawn, according to people familiar with the plans.
with @meridithmcgraw
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ICYMI: Without Iran War Money by July, Navy Could Start Cutting Training, Other Activities wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-tr…
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The new battleship named after President Trump will be nuclear-powered, the U.S. Navy said Monday, a move expected to increase the cost and complexity of the multibillion-dollar project that was already facing questions about whether it would actually be built. From @MarcusReports wsj.com/politics/national-se…
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Alterations to the interior have focused on removing the Arabic-language exit signs and contemporary artwork. But oversize leather seats, plush couches and even the faux library bookcases are all staying, albeit with US presidential seals now affixed to the walls, officials said
EXCLUSIVE: Trump’s Qatari-Gifted Air Force One Will Keep Its Luxurious Royal Interior wsj.com/politics/national-se…
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The Qatari-donated Air Force One recently completed flight testing and Trump is expected to start flying on it this summer
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump’s Qatari-Gifted Air Force One Will Keep Its Luxurious Royal Interior wsj.com/politics/national-se…
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Apr 16
A Private Equity Billionaire Mounts His Biggest Takeover Yet: the Pentagon
Stephen Feinberg is trying to win congressional approval of the largest defense budget ever while browbeating contractors to speed production
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NEW TONIGHT: CENTCOM confirms Air Force EA-37B electronic attack planes have been deployed to support Iran ops. The aircraft can jam communications, radars and navigation systems, according to the USAF wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-wa…
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Years Before Prince Sultan Attack, U.S. Officials Sounded Alarm About Gulf Bases with @MarcusReports wsj.com/world/middle-east/ir…
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Minutes after authorizing Iran strikes that used Claude, Trump ended Anthropic’s federal work. In their first meeting days earlier, Hegseth cut Dario off to say he was in charge. Deep dive into the Anthropic-Pentagon saga w/ @keachhagey & @MarcusReports:
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Mar 4
SCOOP: A Kuwaiti F/A-18 fighter jet was the cause of the accidental shootdown of three American F-15s on Sunday, according to three people familiar with initial reports of the incident. wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-is…
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As Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei tried to make his case about the risks of AI-controlled autonomous weapons, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cut him off midsentence. "No CEO is going to tell our war fighters what they can and cannot do."
How the fight between Anthropic and the Pentagon spiraled out of control. w/ @AmrithRamkumar @MarcusReports
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SCOOP: Qatari-Donated Air Force One Is Expected to Begin Flying Trump This Summer from @jdawsey1, @meridithmcgraw and me
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Jan 8
The WSJ is hiring a National Security Editor
Besides getting to lead our coverage of.......all of this, you'll get to work with the excellent @alexbward @laraseligman @RobbieGramer @dnvolz @MarcusReports @mgordonwsj among others. And yours truly.
Reach out!
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Jan 7
🚨 NEW TONIGHT: Russia has sent a submarine and other naval assets to escort the oil tanker -- formerly known as the Bella 1 -- that is being pursued by the U.S. Coast Guard in the eastern Atlantic
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New via @laraseligman @MarcusReports: President Trump will announce today that the Navy is to build a new “Trump-class” battleship, which will become the centerpiece of the president’s vision for a new “Golden Fleet" wsj.com/politics/national-se…
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22 Dec 2025
Scoop ⬇️
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EXCLU: Trump will announce a new type of large warships he is calling “battleships,” according to a U.S. official and another official familiar with the discussions, marking a step toward achieving the president’s vision for a new “Golden Fleet.” wsj.com/politics/national-se…
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19 Dec 2025
JUST IN: The U.S. Navy will commission a new class of frigates, the first in a series of new warships that will make up President Trump’s envisioned “Golden Fleet.” w @MarcusReports wsj.com/politics/national-se…
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17 Dec 2025
The $901 billion National Defense Authorization Act codifies more than a dozen of President Trump’s executive orders, while placing new limits on his ability to act unilaterally overseas. It also raises troop pay 3.8%.
With @chriskuo17 @MarcusReports
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3 Dec 2025
First WSJ byline with @laraseligman! ⬇️
3 Dec 2025
NEW: The Pentagon is deploying to the Middle East a new kamikaze drone copied from a widely used Iranian version, turning to a crude but effective weapon.
Also my first-ever byline with @MarcusReports! wsj.com/politics/national-se…
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