Marcus Weisgerber

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

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 wsj.com/politics/polic…

ICYMI: Without Iran War Money by July, Navy Could Start Cutting Training, Other Activities wsj.com/livecoverage/i…

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/natio…

The Qatari-donated Air Force One recently completed flight testing and Trump is expected to start flying on it this summer

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/natio…

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 wsj.com/politics/natio… Profile by @DrewFitzGerald @laraseligman @MarcusReports

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/i…

Years Before Prince Sultan Attack, U.S. Officials Sounded Alarm About Gulf Bases with ⁦@MarcusReports⁩ wsj.com/world/middle-e…

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: wsj.com/tech/ai/anthro…

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/i…

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 wsj.com/tech/ai/anthro… via @WSJ

SCOOP: Qatari-Donated Air Force One Is Expected to Begin Flying Trump This Summer from @jdawsey1, @meridithmcgraw and me wsj.com/politics/natio…

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! wsj.jobs/washington-dc/…

🚨 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 wsj.com/world/russia/r… @shelbyholliday @CostasParis @georgikantchev

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/natio…

Scoop ⬇️

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/natio…

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 wsj.com/politics/natio…

First WSJ byline with @laraseligman! ⬇️