A bipartisan effort aimed at protecting the Kennedy Center from demolition was blocked on the Senate floor Monday night by a lone Republican senator. read more
On Monday, SpaceX will attempt to launch Starship to orbit for the first time, allowing it to deploy the inaugural batch of a new generation of Starlink internet satellites. read more
Two Pacific Ocean hurricanes, Polo and Nolo, are moving towards land. read more
The Justice Department said late Tuesday that three major national media can be shut out from areas of the White House at the president's will, and because their coverage could be a threat to national security. read more
The US military is expected to send MQ-9 Reaper drones operating over Africa to the US command responsible for South America, six sources familiar with the planning told CNN ... read more
Who's guarding Taiwan now?
Submarines?
USS Washington split from the area to relieve USS Lincoln, which was perfectly fine, by the way. Washington has been at sea now since May. The other carrier, H. W. bush has been at sea now since March. Roosevelt just left San Diego, so it has about 10,000 more miles to get on station.