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President Donald J. Trump, at least according to a Reuters poll this week, has the lowest approval rating of his second presidency and is tied for the lowest across both of his presidencies. The war in Iran, which Trump launched and with which he is closely associated, is also wildly unpopular; there’s not much confidence among anyone in either party that the United States will be able to pull itself out of that conflict anytime soon.

Therefore, the Iran War, along with rising gas prices and related inflation, is likely to be top of mind for voters as the November election approaches.

Security teams at an Air Force nuclear base may soon be training with Chinese-made drones, which are now so widely used in war zones that one expert called them ‘the new AK-47.’  According to a federal contract solicitation, nuclear security airmen at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, need the Chinese-made drones so they can train with the “exact devices adversaries are most likely to employ.”
First reported by Stars and Stripes, the solicitation specifically seeks “brand name DJI” drones. DJI, a company based in  Shenzhen, China, builds most of the world’s civilian drones.

Russia has issued a sharp warning to the United Kingdom over the reported use of British-made drones in Ukrainian strikes against targets deep inside Russian territory. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow could regard Britain as a participant in the conflict if British involvement in attacks against Russia continues to expand. The warning comes after reports that Ukrainian forces have begun using British drones for long-range strikes inside Russia.

The Iran war is approaching its six-month anniversary and looks nothing like U.S. President Donald Trump suggested it would when the strikes began in February.

When U.S. and Israeli forces launched attacks in February, Trump was still famous for campaigning against America’s endless overseas wars.

FILE PHOTO — The B-2 Spirit is a multi-role bomber capable of delivering both conventional and nuclear munitions. A dramatic leap forward in technology, the bomber represents a major milestone in the U.S. bomber modernization program.

Donald Trump was elected in 2024 by a unique coalition of groups that seemed unlikely to stay together long-term. Trump earned the support of podcast bros and also the Christian Right.

He did better than usual with pro-Israel Jews and also with Muslim-Americans in Michigan, as well as a half-dozen other similar dynamics.

AOC. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

AOC. Image CNN Screengrab.

In 2024, Trump succeeded in appearing as multiple things to multiple groups.

Donald Trump has been underwater in the polls for most of his second term. But this week, he hit a new low.

According to Reuters, the president’s approval rating has dropped to 33 percent, which is the lowest of his second presidency in the Reuters/Ipsos poll.

President Donald Trump holds a Cabinet meeting, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in the Cabinet Room. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)

President Donald Trump delivers remarks at a National Day of Prayer event, Thursday, May 1, 2025, in the White House Rose Garden.

Defense startup X-Bow has been tapped to develop and demonstrate an affordable interceptor for the Missile Defense Agency in late 2027, the company announced Wednesday.
MDA awarded the two-year, $10.9 million contract to the company in July under the agency’s Rapid Response Small Launcher Technology program, moving X-Bow into phase 2 of the Low-Cost Interceptor (LCI) initiative. Like others across the Pentagon, the effort seeks to rapidly build and test an inexpensive defense solution against advanced missile threats — including hypersonic weapons.

The Marines had broken the step ladders on their heavy logistics trucks. So, while they were training in the Pacific over the summer, they made some more.
It was a simple fix for a part the Marines were constantly having to replace. But the physical manifestation of the ladders represented what officials called a promising, though partial, answer to the logistics challenges the military expects to face if the U.S. and China go to war.

Moscow Gas Stations Forced to Ration – Russia’s fuel crisis is worsening, and now it is hitting consumers at the pump in the capital.

This week, major gas station chains in Moscow reimposed purchase limits as Ukrainian strikes continue to disrupt the country’s refining industry.

Vladimir Putin in Syria. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Putin in Briefing. Image Credit: Russian Government.

50 Million Russians Affected 
Ukraine’s growing drone production capabilities are plunging Russia into more chaos than its 2025 attacks did.

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Straight from tours supporting Ukraine’s fight against Russia, U.S. Army officers presented their latest assessment of just how deadly electronic warfare has become, where virtually every emission can be detected and targeted within minutes.
They added fresh entries to the catalog of concerns about the American military’s ability to operate in such a conflict, and argued that because nearly every mission must now consider the electromagnetic spectrum, the service’s signal soldiers must become some of the most tactically proficient members of the modern battlefield.