Today, Jess, Les, John, and Amy examine two developments reshaping how America projects power. Former NBA star Dennis Rodman was photographed with President Trump in Texas as the administration eyes a renewed opening with Kim Jong Un, while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used his State of the Force address to unveil a new autonomous warfare command and launch Project Meridian, a 120-day effort to identify future military capabilities.
Can Dennis Rodman's relations with Kim Jong Un actually serve as a credible diplomatic back-channel? Does Hegseth's focus on restructuring the Pentagon risk becoming a distraction from the more urgent fights over defense funding and appropriations? Will Project Meridian and a new autonomous war command survive Congress?
Check out the answers to these questions and more in this episode of Fault Lines.
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