The U.S. military has disclosed the deployment of a space-based weapon and plans for a next-generation missile defense system, signaling intensifying competition with China and Russia.
The U.S. military has disclosed the deployment of a space-based weapon and plans for a next-generation missile defense system, signaling intensifying competition with China and Russia . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The United States is developing advanced space-based weapons and a new missile defense architecture as the Pentagon prepares for an increasingly contested military environment in orbit. Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink announced Monday that the U.S. military now has a weapon operating in orbit around Earth, saying it is “capable of defending the joint force against hostile adversary action,” although he did not disclose further details about the system. DETAIL: Meink made the announcement at the Air and Space Forces…Open
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Never in 250 years has America witnessed a sitting president shield himself and his family from tax scrutiny, after leveraging policies that benefit his own businesses and personal portfolios, as Donald J. Trump has done. Why it matters: This isn't a hidden scandal. Trump has done this publicly and proudly . Last year, we called it the "most unprecedented presidency in 250 years." In doing so, he has set a precedent — once so unfathomable as to be laughable — that it's OK for presidents and family members to make billions off deals affected by government decisions, then use the Justice Department to secure lifetime protection from scrutiny of their past tax returns. - Trump's crypto venture alone has been a windfall unlike anything…
Never in 250 years has America witnessed a sitting president shield himself and his family from tax scrutiny, after leveraging policies that benefit his own businesses and personal portfolios, as Donald J. Trump has done. Why it matters: This isn't a hidden scandal. Trump has done this publicly and proudly . Last year, we called it the "most unprecedented presidency in 250 years." In doing so, he has set a precedent — once so unfathomable as to be laughable — that it's OK for presidents and family members to make billions off deals affected by government decisions, then use the Justice Department to secure lifetime protection from scrutiny of their past tax returns. - Trump's crypto venture alone has been a windfall unlike anything…Open
State of the Union: Iran is reportedly conditioning negotiations on the end of the blockade and the implementation of the Lebanon ceasefire. The post Ceasefire Day 25: Trump Stands By Blockade appeared first on The American Conservative .
A ceasefire to the Iran War entered its 25th day Saturday, one day after President Donald Trump notified Congress that the U.S. military actions against Iran “that began on February 28, 2026, have terminated.” Trump’s letter comes as U.S. servicemembers remain stationed in the region and a negotiated settlement to end the war has yet to be signed. It was reported on Friday that the Trump administration has added Nick Stewart, a lobbying executive at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies affiliate FDD Action, to U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff’s office and negotiating team. Iran has conditioned its participation in a new round of negotiations on an end to the U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and implementation of the…Open
Bob Brown/Northrop Grumman Corporation via AP Published April 10, 2026 A high-value U.S. Navy surveillance drone worth an estimated $200 million has reportedly gone missing after declaring an in-flight emergency while operating near Iranian airspace—triggering [...]
NASA officials will provide an update on the Artemis II mission Tuesday afternoon, as the crew is expected to return on Friday. The 10-day mission, launched last Wednesday, marked the first crewed test flight to travel toward the moon in more than five decades. On Monday, the crew aboard the Orion spacecraft traveled farther from the Earth than any other mission in history. President Trump called the astronauts — commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen — on Monday evening to congratulate them on the mission. He invited them to the White House upon their return and suggested he would ask for their autographs.
Just a few hours remain in the countdown for Artemis II, NASA's mission to return astronauts to lunar orbit for the first time since the Apollo era. - The agency's new lunar hopes and dreams are sitting on pad 39B at Florida's Kennedy Space Center in the form of a 322-foot-tall rocket set to launch three Americans and one Canadian on a 10-day flyby of Earth's nearest celestial companion. Why it matters: The mission — a crewed dress rehearsal for a lunar landing, like Apollo 8 and 10 decades ago — will set several space milestones. - NASA astronauts Victor Glover and Christina Koch will become the first person of color and woman to travel beyond low Earth orbit, respectively. - Canada's Jeremy Hansen will become the first…
Just a few hours remain in the countdown for Artemis II, NASA's mission to return astronauts to lunar orbit for the first time since the Apollo era. - The agency's new lunar hopes and dreams are sitting on pad 39B at Florida's Kennedy Space Center in the form of a 322-foot-tall rocket set to launch three Americans and one Canadian on a 10-day flyby of Earth's nearest celestial companion. Why it matters: The mission — a crewed dress rehearsal for a lunar landing, like Apollo 8 and 10 decades ago — will set several space milestones. - NASA astronauts Victor Glover and Christina Koch will become the first person of color and woman to travel beyond low Earth orbit, respectively. - Canada's Jeremy Hansen will become the first…Open
A new batch of Lockheed Martin F-35s will be delivered to the U.S. military without the next-generation Northrop Grumman radar system or any radar system at all. #F35 #military #fighterjets More: https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/military/f35-joint-strike-fighters-radar/
