The #USNavy Can’t Build Ships - FP

Decades of deindustrialization and downsizing have left America without enough shipyards to build and maintain a fleet.

Deindustrialization, downsizing and an obsession with military presence in the Middle East have left the United States

“His career is drenched in the blood of the Iranian people,” Jason Brodsky tells The Dispatch of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday. thedispatch.com/article/the-de…

New: Fat Leonard bribery cases fall apart because of prosecution blunders.
One Navy officer confessed to leaking military secrets for $105K in bribes and prostitutes. But now he may get away scot-free.
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Lithuania’s foreign minister:

Victoria Nuland says White House needs to change policy and give Ukraine “more help in hitting Russian bases.”

The Dali container ship is almost back in port for the first time in nearly 2 months after striking Baltimore’s Key Bridge. The crew members’ visas expired so they will remain on board in port for now

“Western sanctions have failed to collapse Russia’s economy. Oil provides another 30 percent of state revenue, and Russia has found ways around oil price capsimposed by the West; about 45 percent of Russia’s crude and refined product exports now are transported by ‘gray zone’

Tug boats are positioning the DALI for docking at SeaGrit Terminal in Baltimore.

In testimony obtained by The Washington Post, retired Gen. Austin Scott Miller said he warned that Afghanistan would go 'very bad, very fast' after the Biden administration removed U.S. forces.

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WATCH: Lucas Tomlinson joins with a report as President Biden travels to Georgia to deliver the commencement speech at Morehouse College. Tune in! #FoxNewsSunday

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Carrying Palestinian flags and holding banners, an estimated 200 people participated in a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Brooklyn

BREAKING: The president of Iran did not survive the helicopter crash, according to Israeli assessments - Kann

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Today’s WSJ. This is the first time I’ve seen that bottom graph.

Same poll showing Trump up 5 in Arizona …

Has Kari Lake losing by 13 (!) points against Democrat Ruben Gallego (49-36%).

APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (The Associated Press) — Iranian state television says helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi had a 'hard landing,' without elaborating.

Ezra Klein: “The electorate hasn’t turned on Democrats; a crucial group of voters has turned on Biden.” nytimes.com/2024/05/19/opi…

Speaking at the NRA convention in Dallas, Trump says he played golf earlier in the day with Tony Romo.