AF (Lt. Col. Carrie Kessler) - Air Force Reserve welcomes new commander
Members of the Air Force Reserve Command welcomed their new leader during an assumption of command ceremony held at the Robins’ Museum of Aviation Aug 21.
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Behind the scenes: Trump campaigns in South Carolina with Darline Graham
The Hill's Julia Manchester goes behind the scenes on the road with President Trump as he campaigns in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina with Sen. Darline Graham. Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6042837-live-updates-trump-graham-south-carolina-national-debt-white-house-ballroom/ #Trump #DarlineGraham #SouthCarolina #Campaign #RepublicanParty
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - 'Sustained bedwetting': GOP fears Trump may ‘drag them down hard’ in midterms
Trump’s approval is sinking so fast some of his own advisers now fear he could fall into the high 20s—and drag Republicans down with him in the midterms, according to new reporting from Zeteo’s Asawin Suebsaeng.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - ‘Part comedy, part tragedy’: Election denier leaving Trump admin to fight elections in court
One of Donald Trump’s most loyal election deniers, Ed Martin, is leaving the Justice Department to fight legal battles ahead of the midterms and the 2028 election. MeidasTouch Chief Washington Correspondent Scott MacFarlane joins The Weeknight to weigh in.
NYTIMES (Sri Muppidi, Lauren Hirsch and Erin Griffith) - Anthropic Could Aim to Raise $100 Billion in Blockbuster I.P.O.
The offering could value the five-year-old A.I. start-up at $2 trillion, its bankers have told potential investors, which would exceed Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
STRIPES (Keishi Koja) - Russian missile drills near disputed islands deepen tensions with Japan | Stars and Stripes
Russia fired antiship and cruise missiles during naval drills near islands claimed by Japan, according to Moscow.
STRIPES (Gary Warner) - Vandenberg security draws guns on invited media, military; base blames miscommunication | Stars and Stripes
A miscommunication between military personnel at Vandenberg Space Force Base led to journalists and public affairs officers being detained at gunpoint.
STRIPES (Wyatt Olson) - Special ops general says autonomous systems are key to countering ‘gray-zone’ tactics | Stars and Stripes
Brig Gen. Michael Rose, head of Special Operations Command Pacific, believes the U.S. military must expand its approach to autonomous systems
STRIPES (Phillip Walter Wellman) - Iran eyes US military bases in Europe as targets if war ramps up, report says | Stars and Stripes
U.S. bases in countries such as Bulgaria have been assessed as possible targets by Iran, two Iranian insiders reportedly said.