Trump Says Cities Should Be 'Training Grounds' for US Military

This is Washington Edition, the newsletter about money, power and politics in the nation’s capital. Today, senior editor Joe Sobczyk looks at the military mission being laid out by the president. Sign up here and follow us at @bpolitics. Email our editors here.

Presidents regularly act to reshape the military as potential battlegrounds, threats and the geopolitical map shift. Donald Trump’s view of the current threat environment stands out.