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The USS Abraham Lincoln is heading home after a record-breaking nine-month deployment reportedly plagued by supply issues and low morale The US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln is heading home from its extended deployment, multiple media outlets reported on Thursday, citing officials.The carrier’s deployment began in late November last year and was originally scheduled to end in May, but it was repeatedly extended due to its participation in the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran. The vessel now holds a modern US Navy record for the longest consecutive, uninterrupted period at sea, with roughly 5,000 sailors and Marines aboard and more…

US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll will step down from his role before the end of the year, according to The Wall Street Journal. Dan Driscoll is stepping down after months of tension with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. Driscoll’s departure comes after US Army Chief of Staff Randy George was fired in April. The Wall Street Journal reported: Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is expected to step down from his role by the end of the year, if not sooner, after months of tension with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, according to people familiar with the discussions. Driscoll’s departure would leave the…

In July, roughly 1,000 Georgia residents gathered at the Effingham County College & Career Academy to hear what OpenAI could offer their community. They also faced protesters angry about the impacts of AI data centers. The Wall Street Journal reports that a day after announcing plans for a new data center near Savannah, Georgia, OpenAI held an open house for residents’ questions. Attendees passed protest signs reading “I didn’t vote for AI” and “You can’t drink data!!!” Inside were OpenAI-staffed booths with facility information, QR codes to a job board, site renderings and a taco bar. OpenAI pledged the community…

President Donald Trump’s deputies sent more than 2,000 Mexican migrants back to their home country by flying and bussing them 2,000 miles to Mexico’s far-southern border. The process complies with deportation laws — but it also imposes a penalty on the migrants that may deter them from re-crossing the U.S. border. The route leaves deportees far from the U.S. border, making it more difficult for them to quickly attempt another crossing. Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo said Wednesday that 2,284 Mexican nationals removed from the United States have arrived in Guatemala so far this year before being transported to Mexico. “They…

Weekly Wrap: The Bond Stupidlantes Show Up Welcome back to Friday. This is the Breitbart Business Digest weekly wrap. You know what that means. We would say more but the longer version of our introduction was repurchased and retired by Scott Bessent. This week began with everyone getting worried about the long bond, and then everyone got worried that the Treasury Department started buying long bonds. The Fed released minutes from the July Fed meeting, and no one noticed how hawkish they were. Meanwhile, the regional Fed banks and the Fed board reported much better-than-expected activity in the manufacturing sector.…

Thursday on FNC’s “Hannity,” Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) discussed how the so-called Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) were becoming more mainstream in Democrat Party politics. According to the Alabama Republican, the candidates who identify as DSA were attempting to impose policy that contradicts long-held cultural norms. “[H]ere’s the deal — the Democratic Socialists of America are not the fringe anymore, Sean, of the Democratic Party,” she said. “They have taken over the Democratic Party. And these policies that you just laid out succinctly are the very policies that they’re looking to enact when they hope to get to power. Look,…

The drills come a week after Tokyo criticized President Vladimir Putin’s first ever-visit to the archipelago The Russian Navy has carried out a successful missile test near the country’s Kuril Islands, the Pacific Fleet has said.The test comes a week after Japan vigorously protested Russian President Vladimir Putin’s first-ever visit to the archipelago, which is partially claimed by Tokyo.The missile test, which took place near the southern Kurils, involved the Varyag guided missile cruiser, the Omsk nuclear-powered submarine, and a ground-based Bastion surface-to-ship missile system, the Russian Pacific Fleet said in a statement on Thursday.They fired several types of munitions…

Photo from Ariana Grande/YouTube Ariana Grande is in full meltdown mode after President Donald Trump’s team used her song in a perfectly reasonable TikTok highlighting basic biological reality. On Thursday, the Team Trump TikTok account posted a video of the president walking to a podium with on-screen text that read: “Me and my truth we sit in silence… Men can’t have babies and should never compete in women’s sports.” The caption was straightforward: “This shouldn’t be controversial! #trump #arianagrande #maga.” The audio was Grande’s 2024 hit “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love).” @teamtrump This shouldn’t be controversial! #trump…

Texas Democrat Senate candidate James Talarico is facing criticism from a local newspaper in Abilene after attempting to keep a campaign event hidden from reporters. The incident occurred on Aug. 13 at a roundtable event on the topic of data centers. The campaign billed the event as a “bipartisan” closed door discussion — yet local news noted in their story cameras were seen inside. Later, far-left cable news outlet MS NOW published a glowing report and acknowledged they were present for the duration of the event. MS NOW’s Chris Jansing was present and featured video from the roundtable in her report…

The centre-right government of Portugal has enacted legislation put forward by the populist Chega party to ban full-face covering veils in public in a bid to ensure that all women are afforded the rights of a modern Western society. Portuguese President António José Seguro, a member of the Socialist Party (PS), gave the final sign-off on the “burqa law” to ban full-face coverings in public this week, despite his and all other leftist parties voting against the legislation. The legislation was put forward by the Chega of André Ventura, who previously described the proliferation of hardline Islamic garb in Europe as a…