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A new executive order directs the U.S. military to enter agreements with coal power plants, using national defense as justification for propping up the country's most expensive and polluting energy source.

President Trump has reportedly directed a second aircraft carrier strike group to ready for deployment to the Middle East as the U.S. military buildup continues amid rising tensions with Iran, though any additional naval power would take weeks to arrive in theater.

Mounting evidence suggests the U.S. military has been accepting new F-35A Lightning II fighters without their next-generation AN/APG-85 radars since mid-2025, a consequence of persistent delays in the jet's troubled Block 4 modernization program.