Until recently, U.S. allies expressed their fear of American isolationism under Trump’s influence only privately. Now, those fears are very public, as the Japanese PM made clear before Congress just now:

“I detect undercurrent of self doubt among some Americans about what your…

The invite of a lifetime, 40+ high schoolers across DC, MD & VA thought they were attending an Amazon engineering conference. Instead they were surprised with a $40k Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship & an Amazon News paid internship. Watch Alexandria City Public Schools’s William Gomez-Palacios:

Today we signed an agreement to provide Ukraine with $138M in critical air defense system upgrades. This funding will help keep Ukraine’s air defenses operating in the face of Russia’s relentless attacks on the energy grid and the Ukrainian people.

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NEWS: a group of former WAMU/DCist staffers are launching a 'worker-led, community-based, local outlet.' They want help naming it. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

In Vienna for my flight back to Washington, I saw a UN IOM official escort a Kurdish family to our gate. I assume they are being resettled in the US. The mother is beaming and taking selfies with their kids. The dad is marveling at their boarding passes, gripping them tight. A…

This is a significant and sobering statement. Senator Rubio is the Vice Chair of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and as such is a member of the 'Gang of Eight' - the Congressional leaders briefed on the most sensitive US intelligence information.

What a very Finnish message: talk less, do more.
Very old-fashioned and unorthodox. And one I completely agree with.

ft.com/content/1d20fb…

Dealing with a rising China & a revanchist Russia is crucial, but doing so while leaving the counterterrorism (CT) cupboard bare makes little sense.

After all, strategic competition and CT aren't mutually exclusive; they’re complementary. foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/10/isl… Foreign Policy

Ukraine has sunk more than 20% of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, Gen. Chris Cavoli, the commander of US European Command told lawmakers today.

“But more to the point, they've damaged critical infrastructure associated with [the fleet’s] sustenance and its maintenance,” Cavoli said.…

To mark the occasion

🚨The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar and Iraq spoke today on the phone with Iran's foreign minister and discussed regional tensions. A source with direct knowledge said the Arab foreign ministers spoke to their Iranian counterpart after they received calls from…

1/The Fog of War: Beheaded Babies.
Six months ago today, a series of reputable news outlets published reports that Hamas militants had beheaded babies at the Kfar Aza kibbutz on Oct. 7 in southern Israel. The The Wall Street Journal was not one of them.

More cuts at the WSJ today. I'm told a substantial chunk of paper's video/YouTube team was laid off.

The sheer amount of hysterical nonsense by so-called 'osint' experts posting clickbait rumours and baseless 'breaking news' alerts about an imminent Iranian strike on Israel in the last week has been utterly embarrassing to watch.

The months-long delay in U.S. military assistance to Ukraine will become a case study in U.S. strategic self-destruct:

“The commander of US European Command told lawmakers that the Russians are currently firing 5 times as many artillery shells as the Ukrainians, and that number…

🚨BREAKING:

-Iran has reportedly halted all air traffic to and from Tehran.

-Flight radar shows significant reduction in passenger aircraft over western Iran & Israel.

Potential Iranian retaliatory strikes against Israel in the coming hours?

Here’s what we are reading today:

U.S. drones are failing to perform, The WSJ reports.

Hoping to attract business, U.S. startups have provided Ukrainian forces with drones. The drones have proven to be high in cost and low quality pushing Ukraine to turn to Chinese products.

“In 2018, President Trump’s Special Envoy to the Middle East, Jason Greenblatt, endorsed the Israel-Qatar agreement to channel aid to Gaza. He said, ‘Qatar partnering with Israel can bring real relief to the people of Gaza.’”

Accurate per The Times of Israel
timesofisrael.com/trump-envoy-sa…

'To say that Richard was iconic and larger than life is an understatement. He was truly one of a kind and he will be missed. Funeral services will be announced shortly.  In the meantime, let’s all celebrate Richard's life and accomplishments while at the same time keeping the…