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Where are America’s aircraft carriers now?

Although the US Navy has 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in active service, only around half are deployed at any given ...
Although “aircraft carriers” come in many sizes and shapes, the largest and most advanced supercarriers all fit a pattern—carved out by the US Navy for others to emulate.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) urged President Donald Trump not to “talk like Reagan and act like Obama” on Iran. The South Carolina Republican told “Fox News Sunday” […] ...
There is nothing harder for political leaders than to say they did something wrong. But that is what leaders do every day.
Commentary: Politics is at work, orchestrating what the administration hopes will be the end of wind and solar.
Jaquin’s analysis connects the past to contemporary Nicaragua, linking historical developments to Nicaragua’s later political evolution, including the return to power of Daniel Ortega and the ...
The B-1 Lancer program was curtailed in the 1970s as an unnecessary waste of taxpayer dollars. That changed when Ronald Reagan entered office.
President Trump likes to take credit for persuading NATO to spend 5% of GDP on defense, but in 2025 he didn’t ask Congress to meet that target. That changed this month as he said he’ll propose a ...
On Feb. 5, 2026, New START — the last remaining arms control treaty between the U.S. and Russia — will expire.
WASHINGTON – A mere hours after President Donald Trump claimed that Vladimir Putin had agreed to stop attacking Ukraine ...
Prelude: It was bitterly cold in Washington for Reagan’s scheduled State of the Union address. But it wasn't the weather that intervened. Instead, the annual event was postponed by a tragedy that ...
The connection between Trump and Nixon is not in temperament or misconduct, but in how each understood the role of government ...