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US Politics · United States

D.C. Attorney General sues over Trump's police takeover, says administration is 'abusing' power

43% Left coverage: 193 sources

Brian Schwalb, the attorney general for the District of Columbia, filed a lawsuit in federal court in Washington on Friday challenging the Trump administration's takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department.See the Story

US Foreign Policy · United States

White House lands on Trump-Putin summit location as officials race to prepare for historic Alaska meeting

55% Center coverage: 159 sources

American officials scrambling this weekend to identify and lock down a venue for Friday’s summit between President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart quickly discovered a major snag: summertime is peak tourist season in Alaska, and options both available and equipped to host the two world leaders were severely limited. See the Story

Space · United States

United Launch Alliance's new Vulcan rocket blasts off on first Space Force-sanctioned flight

94% Center coverage: 18 sources

United Launch Alliance fired off its first operational Vulcan rocket Tuesday, boosting two military satellites into space in the first U.S. Space Force-sanctioned flight of a new launcher that eventually will replace the company's Atlas 5 and already-retired Deltas.See the Story

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Lockheed Launches Hub to Prototype Golden Dome Command Systems

New Golden Dome Details Emerge From Industry Day

Coverage: 5 sources

Participants, and a Pentagon briefing deck, describe new roles for AI, new ideas for defensive satellites.Donald Trump · United States See the Story

Rocket Report: Ariane 6 Beats Vulcan to Third Launch; China’s First Drone Ship

100% Center coverage: 2 sources

Why is China’s heavy-lift Long March 5B able to launch only 10 Guowang satellites at a time?Rockets · China See the Story

Trump’s National Defense Strategy Is Focused on the Homeland. So Far, that Has Included Troops in the Streets.

100% Center coverage: 2 sources

While calling out the National Guard makes a political statement, they’re not the best means of fighting crime, CSIS’s Mark Cancian says.Donald Trump · United States See the Story

How Trump’s DC takeover could supercharge surveillance

Coverage: 2 sources

The emergency declaration, combined with new tech, will give government broad new abilities to watch and monitor citizens.Donald Trump · District of Columbia See the Story

Documents Detail China's AI-Powered Propaganda Push

100% Center coverage: 2 sources

A trove of documents from a Chinese firm reveal influence operations that run at unprecedented speed and precision, Vanderbilt University researchers say.Artificial Intelligence · China See the Story

The D Brief: Military vs. cartels; Early-retirement whiplash; Inside Israel’s Iran attack; Vulcan mission, finally; And a bit more.

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Cartels · Israel Read Article

ULA’s heavy-lift rocket prepares to launch first Space Force mission

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

The company plans to loft nine missions this year, down from the once-hoped-for 20.United States · United States See the Story

Small defense firms are tempting targets for nation-state hackers: NSA

100% Center coverage: 2 sources

Some 80% of contractors are relatively small, said the NSA’s head of defense-industry security, who has helped hundreds of them spot thousands of vulner...NSA · Washington See the Story

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