The trade relationship between Europe and the United States is starting to crack—and Donald Trump is at the center of it. New ...

Ten years ago, President Donald Trump put Europe on notice, telling them the status quo on defense spending was unsustainable ...

President Trump said earlier this week he was reviewing the possible reduction of troops in Germany, which hosts more than 35,000 U.S. service members.

President Trump said Wednesday he is considering reducing the number of U.S. forces in Germany, amid a spat with Germany's ...

Friedrich Merz provoked the president's wrath last week by telling a class of schoolchildren in his home region of Sauerland that America lacked a clear strategy in Iran and was b ...

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel mocked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after reports that President Donald Trump privately ...

Merz’s criticism marked the strongest rebuke yet from the NATO allied country of Washington’s current approach to Iran.

The Pentagon confirmed the withdrawal of about 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany as tensions between Trump and Chancellor Merz intensify.

"We expect the withdrawal to be completed over the next six to twelve months," a Pentagon statement seen by Newsweek said.

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President Donald Trump said the U.S. is going to significantly reduce its troop presence in Germany, escalating a dispute with Germany’s leader Friedrich Merz as he seeks to scale back America’s ...

European officials have been working on ways to convince Donald Trump to keep the United States in NATO despite severe tensions over the Iran war. But ​his abrupt move to cut U.S. forces in Germany is ...